Russian Embassy in Nur-Sultan opened the crisis headquarters for the evacuation of Russians, who were stuck in the country because of the mass riots and wished to leave Kazakhstan. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Now the department processes the appeals of compatriots and prepares the relevant documents for organizing their departure. “We continue to clarify the lists and places of their stay for further resolving the issue of their return to the homeland,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Diplomats reminded that Russians who live in Almaty region will be evacuated for those who live on January 9, from 17.00 to 18.00 local time (from 14.00 to 15.00 Moscow time) special flights of the Transport aircraft of the Ministry of Defense will be performed. They will go from Alma-Ata to Ivanovo and Orenburg.
“Embassy of the Russian Federation in Nur-Sultan appealed to the authorities of the country with a request to assist Rosgenezhdanam on the issues of passport and customs control at the departure,” said the ministry.
At the same time, as Ren TV clarifies, the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Nur-Sultan before January 19, he suspended the reception of citizens due to the introduction of the emergency regime in the country. Russians recommend contacting the hot Embassy line.
Protests in Kazakhstan began on Sunday, January 2, due to the increase in gas prices for cars from 60 to 120 tenge (from 10 to 20 rubles) per liter. 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.
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. President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev appealed to the CSTO with a request to send troops to protect the country from armed gangs.
later it became known that employees of the National Security Committee (CNB) of Kazakhstan could be known for the organization of pogroms and attacks on state institutions. Former head of department, Karim Masimov, was detained on suspicion of state treason.