In Alma-Ata, they detained a group of Marauders, ORDA Telegram-channel reported on January 10 with reference to the city commandation information center.
Eight men from the Zhambyl region and Taldykorgan were detained in a rented apartment. The most eldest of them is 25 years old, younger – 19. From the apartment, household appliances and military equipment stolen from stores. The authorities stated that the detainees were active participants in mass riots. They were taken into custody.
Earlier, President Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev said that the participants of the riots attacked the morgue, “they took and touched the bodies of their dead accomplices.”
Mass protests in Kazakhstan began on Sunday, January 2, due to a sharp increase in gas prices for cars from 60 to 120 tenge (from 10 to 20 rubles) per liter. Soon, the protesters put forward political requirements: the resignation of the government, holding new elections, departure from the policy of the former President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Protests have grown into bulk riots. In several regions, the buildings of the authorities were captured and adjusted. The main clashes with security forces were held in Alma-Ata. The authorities called protesters terrorists.