President Kasim-Zhomart Tokayev said at the session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that the participants of the riots in the republic attacked Morgov. Broadcast available on YouTube-channel “Khabar 24 TV channel”.
According to Tokayev, a terrorist war was unleashed against Kazakhstan.
“I speak with confidence about the direct participation of terrorists, including foreign militants, in aggression against Kazakhstan. It is no coincidence that the bandits attacked at nights to the morgues, took and hurt the bodies of their dead accomplices. They also took the bodies of the militants directly from the battlefield.” – said the head of the republic.
Tokayev argues that this is the practice of “international terrorists of famous origin.” “That way they remove their traces,” he added.
Earlier, Tokayev called the events occurring in Kazakhstan in the most severe crisis for the entire period of independence of the country.
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.
At the request of Tokayev to Kazakhstan included the forces of the CSTO.