The decisive actions of the head of state Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev during the January unrest prevented the worst version of the event, said the first president of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev in an exclusive interview with the political scientist Daniyar Ashimbaeva, the text of which he published in his telegram channel.
“The January events shocked the whole of Kazakhstan. As I noted earlier, the goal of these organized riots and attacks on Kazakhstan was to sow chaos in the country and destroy the integrity of the state. The tragedy that had happened was a lesson for all of us. It is important to find out who was behind the organization of all these Pogromov and murders. I am sure that the investigation will give an answer to this question, ”said the first president of Kazakhstan.
According to Nazarbayev, it is necessary to figure out why the relevant law enforcement agencies did not know or did not want to know about the riots that were preparing throughout the country. “At that time, it was important for me to provide all -purpose support to our president, and not respond to various rumors and speculation. I gave him the powers of the Chairman of the Security Council of the country. It was the president’s decisive actions that prevented the worst sceno,” Nazarbayev emphasized.
mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the early days of 2022 – residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed a two -time increase in liquefied gas prices. Later, protests spread to other cities, including Almaty. President Kasim-Zhomart Tokaev announced an attempt to coup and turned to the CSTO for help. By January 7, the situation was stabilized, on January 19, the emergency mode was removed throughout the country. According to the authorities, 230 people died as a result of these events, more than 4.5 thousand were injured.