Spear Researcher of the Center for Post-Soviet Studies of the IMEMO of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) Stanislav Podchin in an interview with Lente.ru “called the reason why President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev displaced the former head of state Nursultan Nazarbayev from the post of Chapter of the Council Safety and himself took this position.
According to the political scientist, all power structures of Kazakhstan are subject to the head of the Security Council. Where during the riots there was Nazarbayev and could he make decisions, unknown. Meanwhile, there was a critical situation in the country: the authorities lost control over Almaty.
“I needed a single decision-making center with all the completeness, including to appeal to the organization of the Collective Security Treaty (CSTO). Heading the Security Council, Tokayev received such powers and took all responsibility on himself,” said Interlocutor “Tape.ru”.
On January 2, mass protests began in Kazakhstan due to the sharp rise in gas prices for cars. Soon the economic demands were replaced by political, and the rallies turned into riots. In several cities, building buildings were set fire. For the suppression of the riots threw the army.