President Kasim-Zhomart Tokayev instructed the Almaty authorities to organize a competition for the best sketch of Pantheon who died in mass riots, which in the future plan to discover in memory of the events of January 2022. This is reported by the portal “VLAT” with reference to the head of the city of Bakytzhan Sagintaev.
According to him, the competition will be announced over the coming days. At the same time, the mayor did not go into the details of the event, and also did not indicate where the authorities are planning to build a memorial building.
Protests in Kazakhstan began on January 2 due to the rapid growth of gas engine fuel prices. Soon, economic requirements were replaced by political: government resignation, holding new elections, consideration of the issue of lustration of people from the “clan” of the former President of Nursultan Nazarbayev.
By January 5, the rallies in Kazakhstan have grown into mass riots. In Alma-Ata, shops, banks were plundered, captured by the airport building, police plots, government agencies and infrastructure facilities. For the suppression of speeches sent the army. President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev appealed to the CSTO with a request to send troops to protect the country from armed gangs.
Online Summit of the Organization, which was held on January 10, the politician called the occurrence of a public coup, inspired by the outside. Later he announced the stabilization of the situation in the republic and the gradual conclusion of foreign troops.