A state of emergency has been declared throughout Kazakhstan. Mass protests continue in the country. In connection with the situation in the presidential palace in Nur-Sultan sent additional police units, according to media reports, reports UNN.
Meanwhile, it became known that President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko discussed the situation in Kazakhstan with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev. This is reported by the press service of the Belarusian president.
"President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko held telephone conversations with Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev on January 5," the message reads.
Recall that in the morning of January 5 President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev against the backdrop of protests signed a decree on the resignation of the government. He blamed the Ministry of Energy and national oil and gas companies for the fuel price increase, which caused the protests, and instructed the General Prosecutor's Office and the antimonopoly agency to investigate possible price collusion.
The president also instructed to introduce state regulation of fuel prices for 180 days, and to postpone the introduction of an electronic fuel trading program for a year. In addition, Tokayev ordered to introduce a moratorium on increasing utility tariffs for the population.
Clashes between protesters and police continued throughout the night in Almaty. Protesters burned cars, and police used stun grenades and tear gas. More than 100 police officers were injured and more than 200 people were detained during the protests, according to the Kazakhstani Interior Ministry (MVD), as of the morning of January 5. In several cities - Almaty, Shymkent, Taraz - protesters tried to storm akimats (district administration buildings).
Protesters actively resist security forces and have overturned and set fire to police vans. According to the Kazakhstani Interior Ministry, as of the morning of January 5, 37 service vehicles were damaged. In Almaty, protesters took away police shields. In several cities, including Almaty, crowds of thousands of protesters also successfully broke through police cordons.
A state of emergency was declared in Almaty, Almaty and Mangistau regions, as well as in the capital, Nur-Sultan. According to the presidential decree, the regime will remain in effect until January 19 and will include a curfew starting at 11 p.m., restrictions on entry and movement within the regions, a ban on mass events and strikes, and the confiscation of weapons and ammunition from the population.
In the morning of January 5, protests continued across the country. In Aktobe, several thousand people stormed the local akimat, and the OMON did not counteract them. In Almaty, despite the state of emergency, there are groups of thousands of protesters on the streets. The security forces try to disperse them with stun grenades and rubber bullets - as a result of their shooting, journalists of local mass media were injured. One death is also known.
