The United Nations (UN) called on the parties in Kazakhstan to abandon violence. This was announced at a briefing the official representative of the Secretary General of the World Organization Stephen Duzharrik. His words leads TASS.
he noted that the UN considers the same unacceptable murder of both demonstrators and police officers.
“We call on all the parties involved to show restraint, avoid violence, use peaceful means when responding to the situation. The murder of police officers and others is also unacceptable, as well as the murder of demonstrators,” Duzharrik stressed.
Protests in Kazakhstan began on Sunday, January 2, due to the increase in gas prices for cars. The cost of the liter rose from 60 to 120 tenge (from 10 to 20 rubles). Soon economic requirements were replaced by political. The protesters demanded the resignation of the government, holding new elections, as well as consideration of the issue of the lustration of people from the “clan” of the former President of Nursultan Nazarbayev.
To Wednesday, January 5, rallies have grown into bulk riots. In Alma-Ata, shops, banks were plundered, captured by the airport building, police plots, government agencies and infrastructure facilities. Army was sent to suppressing speeches. In the republic, a red level of terrorist danger was introduced.