VT: This is Russiaâs version of events, from a press outlet âbehind the Iron Curtainâ as it wereâŠ
The current protests in Kazakhstan are much larger than all the previous ones (2011, 2019) combined and have already shaped the situation of a political and managerial crisis, a good way out of which is difficult.
The situation in Kazakhstan as of the morning of January 8 was as follows. Over 4,400 people were brought to the police throughout the republic. Cases of mass riots and acts of terrorism have been opened, the participants of which face from 8 years to life in prison.
The ex-head of the National Security Committee (KNB) of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Karim Massimov, was detained on the fact of treason and was placed in a pre-trial detention center.
Law enforcement agencies were ordered to open fire on terrorists to kill. Whoever does not surrender will be destroyed. Twenty-five checkpoints have been set up in the north of Kazakhstan. It is noted that terrorists can commit provocations in the uniform of security officials.
Shooting continues in Almaty. The rioters barricaded themselves in the building of the Mir TV channel. There are victims. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 26 people were killed and 18 wounded by the rebels. All akimats were released and taken under protection. There is a shortage of food in the shops of the city, large gas stations are closed. The amount of damage from the riots in Kazakhstan has been updated â $ 202 million.
Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev said that 20,000 bandits attacked Almaty and the country had to deal with both local and foreign terrorists. According to Tokayev, there can be no negotiations with terrorists, counter-terrorist operations will continue âuntil the complete destruction of the terrorists.â
Also, according to the statement of the first person of the state, the so-called free media and âforeign figuresâ became accomplices of the tragedy in Kazakhstan…READ FULL ARTICLE HERE… | Military Foreign Affairs Policy Journal for Clandestine Services
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