Since the beginning of the anti-terrorist operation in Kazakhstan, authorities detained 2,601 people for participating in illegal activities, robberies and other crimes.
“Since the beginning of the anti-terrorist operation, a total of 2,601 participants in illegal actions, robberies and other crimes have been detained. A total of 127 firearms and 4,077 rounds of ammunition were seized“, the press service of the Almaty commandant’s office announced on Monday, quoted by TASS.
According to the Prosecutor General’s Office, more than 4,500 people were injured during the the riots, and 225 bodies of the dead are in the morgues.
Large amount of weapons stolen during riots in Kazakhstan
The data are for the largest city Almaty
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Recall that more than 1,300 weapons were stolen from gun shops in Kazakhstan’s largest city Almaty during the riots in early January. This was announced on Sunday by the chief of the city police Kanat Timerdenov.
According to Timerdenov, 27 attempts have been made to seize the Almaty police station building.
“The attacks were organized by professionally trained people who knew how to handle weapons and knew the methods of combat. They did not leave their dead. Seven attacks on morgues were staged and 41 bodies were stolen during the riots,” he said.
According to the authorities, the constitutional order has been restored in all regions.
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Lukashenko: Western intelligence services are behind the riots in Kazakhstan
There has also been interference in Belarus
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Foreign peacekeepers (CSTO collective peacekeeping forces) already began to withdraw from the country. Citizens of Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Belarus and Tajikistan have already done so.
The return of all peacekeepers to their permanent locations is scheduled to be completed by 19 January.
President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has expressed the view that Western intelligence services are responsible for the unrest in Kazakhstan. Mr Lukashenko hinted that the United States had tried to pave the way for protests in Kazakhstan, Russia and China.
In 2020, the same special services had provoked protests in Belarus, Lukashenko said.
On January 2, Kazakhstan he was engulfed in a wave of protest. People took to the streets to express their dissatisfaction with rising liquefied gas prices. Citizens are demanding the resignation of the president and the government, they are fighting corruption. Authorities have declared a state of emergency. The authorities used force to disperse the protesters, leading to casualties.
As a result of the protests, the government resigned, which was accepted by President Tokayev. He described Alihan Smailov as acting prime minister. At the same time, Nursultan Nazarbayev resigned as chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan – the post was taken over by Tokayev.
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