The security forces in Almaty were not armed with military weapons, so they could not repulse the attackers, said the akim (mayor) of the city Bakytzhan Sagintayev.
“They had shields, clubs. Most of them have nothing on their hands at all. They used noise grenades to drive them away. Everything. They had no other in their hands, ”Mr. Sagintayev told RBC. “People did not go to rally, people went to fight. And when tens of thousands of people attack the police, take everything away, I think it is incorrect to say that they have surrendered, ”the akim of Almaty noted.
Bakytzhan Sagintayev promised that the state would help the businesses affected by the riots. Now, according to the city authorities, the damage is about 100 billion tenge (17.2 billion rubles).
In early January, mass protests began in Kazakhstan over the rise in prices for liquefied gas. The protests then escalated into riots. The government of Kazakhstan has resigned. Alikhan Smailov has been appointed the new prime minister.
Read about the consequences of the unrest in the publication of Kommersant FM “” Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev has become a full-fledged president of Kazakhstan. “
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