President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev gave for instructions to open the fire “without warning” on the rioters. Russian soldiers were deployed.
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In the aftermath of the most important disorders of the country since its independence, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, said, Friday, January 7, that “the constitutional order was largely restored”, all By specifying, in a statement, that the operations would continue “until the total destruction of the [protesters]”. He then gave for instructions to the police and military to open “fire without warning”, in a speech on television. All regions have been “liberated and placed under increased protection”, with 70 inspection points established in the country, affirmed the Ministry of the Interior.
The protests nevertheless continued in several cities, Thursday, despite the use of the lethal force by the safety structures and the deployment of “peacekeeping forces” Russian. In the south-east, in Almaty, the economic capital (1.7 million inhabitants), which has become the epicenter of the uprising, shots in burst again resonated over the last twenty-four hours, and shielded quadrilize the broad Avenues. The city was attacked by “20,000 bandits” with a “clear plan”, affirmed the president.
In the northwest, hence the insurrectional movement left, the events have not ceased. In Aktaou, the protesters formed barricades on the airport road to block access to the Russian military, according to the online media Azattyq, while 3,000 people occupied downtown Janaozen, according to the Orda website. Ten years ago, the police had opened fire on protesters demanding better salaries, killing 16 people. Since then, Janaozen remained in the memories as the worst blood bath in the recent history of the country.
“Armed criminals”
The insurrectional episode that through the former Soviet Republic promises a heavier assessment. After mentioning, Thursday, “dozens” of deaths among the demonstrators designated as “terrorists [who] hide behind the women and the children”, the Kazakh Ministry of the Interior, however, appeared to overdrive by advancing, Friday, Friday, The figures of 26 “armed criminals” killed and 18 wounded – while the day before, the Ministry of Health evoked a thousand wounded. Eighteen police officers were also killed, according to the authorities, who did not publish their names. The use of the term “terrorists” suggests that power does not intend to dialogue with the protesters. The revolt, however, finds its origin in liberalization, the January 1 the price of fuels. The GPL, widely used for private vehicles, saw its price double.
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