Protest participants in Kazakhstan’s Alma-Ata seized the akimat building (local mayor’s office). Video from the scene publishes Telegram channel Ren TV.
on frames can be seen how several dozen people penetrated the building. Some of them keep the flags of Kazakhstan, the operator says the “Akimat Ob!” In addition, people with shields that use security forces are seen on video.
Previously protesters in Alma-Ata captured military special equipment. In the morning, on January 5, it is known that 190 people turned into medical institutions.
January 2, in Kazakhstan, protests began against the growth of prices for fuel, on January 4, a collision of protesters with security forces occurred on the republic’s Square in Almaty. Law enforcement officers were used to overclock the protests tear gas and light grenades. In Alma-Ata and in the Mangystau region, an emergency regime was introduced in the Mangystau region, during the period of emergency regime announced a curfew from 23.00 to 7.00.
Against the background of the protests, President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Zhomart Tokayev sent the government of the republic, and also instructed to introduce public regulation of liquefied gas, gasoline, diesel and socially significant products for a period of 180 days.