03:14Mandatory courtesy: Office of the President of Kazakhstan
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said the deadly unrest in the country was caused by “armed terrorists” aiming to seize power, speaking to the government and parliament in a video conference call on Tuesday in Nur-Sultan.
“The plan of attack on Kazakhstan included a number of different aspects: military, political, ideological, disinformation and others. Professionals worked on the preparation of the seizure of power,” he said.
The Kazakh leader as well announced the peacekeeping troops he requested from the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) would leave the country in two days.
“The critical phase of the counter-terrorist operation has passed. The situation is stable in all the regions. In this regard, I declare that the main mission of the CSTO peacekeeping forces has been successfully completed,” he stated.
Tokayev also nominated Alikhan Smailov as the new prime minister, after he sacked the government last week to ease the protests. Smailov served as the first deputy prime minister in the previous government.
The unrest in Kazakhstan started after unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region on January 2, as prices of LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre since January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on LPG, citing a need to liberalise the market.
According to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health, over 1,300 people have been injured during the ongoing protests, and almost 400 have been hospitalised. The official number of those detained, provided by country’s Interior Ministry, is over 10,000.
Authorities in Kazakhstan have previously claimed that 164 people were killed in the unrest, including 103 in Almaty, later however retracting this number due to “technical mistake”.
Kazakhstan: ‘Terrorist war’ unleashed against country - President Tokayev on riots
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said the deadly unrest in the country was caused by “armed terrorists” aiming to seize power, speaking to the government and parliament in a video conference call on Tuesday in Nur-Sultan.
“The plan of attack on Kazakhstan included a number of different aspects: military, political, ideological, disinformation and others. Professionals worked on the preparation of the seizure of power,” he said.
The Kazakh leader as well announced the peacekeeping troops he requested from the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) would leave the country in two days.
“The critical phase of the counter-terrorist operation has passed. The situation is stable in all the regions. In this regard, I declare that the main mission of the CSTO peacekeeping forces has been successfully completed,” he stated.
Tokayev also nominated Alikhan Smailov as the new prime minister, after he sacked the government last week to ease the protests. Smailov served as the first deputy prime minister in the previous government.
The unrest in Kazakhstan started after unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region on January 2, as prices of LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre since January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on LPG, citing a need to liberalise the market.
According to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health, over 1,300 people have been injured during the ongoing protests, and almost 400 have been hospitalised. The official number of those detained, provided by country’s Interior Ministry, is over 10,000.
Authorities in Kazakhstan have previously claimed that 164 people were killed in the unrest, including 103 in Almaty, later however retracting this number due to “technical mistake”.
Mandatory courtesy: Office of the President of Kazakhstan
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said the deadly unrest in the country was caused by “armed terrorists” aiming to seize power, speaking to the government and parliament in a video conference call on Tuesday in Nur-Sultan.
“The plan of attack on Kazakhstan included a number of different aspects: military, political, ideological, disinformation and others. Professionals worked on the preparation of the seizure of power,” he said.
The Kazakh leader as well announced the peacekeeping troops he requested from the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) would leave the country in two days.
“The critical phase of the counter-terrorist operation has passed. The situation is stable in all the regions. In this regard, I declare that the main mission of the CSTO peacekeeping forces has been successfully completed,” he stated.
Tokayev also nominated Alikhan Smailov as the new prime minister, after he sacked the government last week to ease the protests. Smailov served as the first deputy prime minister in the previous government.
The unrest in Kazakhstan started after unauthorised rallies began in the Mangistau region on January 2, as prices of LPG (Liquefied petroleum gas) rose from 60 to 120 tenge (€0.12 to €0.24; $0.14 to $0.28) per litre since January 1. The price hike came after the government lifted price controls on LPG, citing a need to liberalise the market.
According to Kazakhstan's Ministry of Health, over 1,300 people have been injured during the ongoing protests, and almost 400 have been hospitalised. The official number of those detained, provided by country’s Interior Ministry, is over 10,000.
Authorities in Kazakhstan have previously claimed that 164 people were killed in the unrest, including 103 in Almaty, later however retracting this number due to “technical mistake”.