President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev decided to declare a state of emergency in the capital of the republic. This was reported by the press service of the head of state.
“In connection with a serious and immediate threat to the safety of citizens in order to ensure public safety, restore law and order, protect the rights and freedoms of citizens, introduce a state of emergency within the city of Nur-Sultan for the period from 16:00 minutes on January 5, 2022 for a period of up to 00 : 00 January 19, 2022 “, – noted in the text.
A curfew is imposed from 23:00 to 07:00.
According to Kommersant, the country has closed the railway traffic through a number of stations.
Protests began after the Norwegian year over the rise in the price of liquefied gas. In Almaty, during clashes with the police, protesters broke into the building of the akimat (administration). There and in the building of the prosecutor’s office, a fire broke out. Earlier, the state of emergency was introduced in Alma-Ata, Almaty and Mangistau regions.
Source: Rosbalt
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