Police and gas price hikes in Almaty, Kazakhstan NUR-SULTAN, Jan 5 In Kazakhstan's Zhanaozen, after the riots, the director of the gas processing plant Nakbergen Tulepov was detained, the Kazakh media reported. As the Kazinform newspaper notes, the financial monitoring agency launched a pre-trial investigation against him because of the «raised» prices for liquefied gas. < iframe width = "100%" height = "100%" src = "https://www.youtube.com/embed/NIK6-68icBk" webkitallowfullscreen = "webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen = "mozallowfullscreen" allowfullscreen = "allowFullScreen" frameborder = " 0 "> Protests in Kazakhstan Protests in Kazakhstan began in the early days of the new year. Residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau went to rallies, protesting against a double rise in the price of liquefied petroleum gas, which the Ministry of Energy explained by the fact that from January 1, prices began to form on electronic exchange trading based on supply and demand. President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev instructed to create a commission to study situation, and on January 4, she announced that she was ready to fulfill the main demand of the protesters and reduce gas prices. However, the protests spread to other cities. In Alma-Ata on the evening of January 4, protesters clashed with the security forces, who used gas and stun grenades. Tokayev urged people to show prudence and not succumb to provocations from inside and outside. According to him, the power will not fall, but the country «does not need a conflict, but mutual trust and dialogue.» «. Because of what pogroms in Kazakhstan Later, the head of state introduced a state of emergency in Alma-Ata and Mangistau region. It will be in effect until January 19 and includes a curfew from 23:00 to 7:00, a ban on public events, restrictions on freedom of movement, a ban on the sale of weapons and ammunition and the establishment of a special regime for the circulation of drugs and alcohol. Tokayev resigned this morning. the government, which, he said, is particularly guilty for allowing the protest situation. He also noted that the situation in Alma-Ata and Mangistau region is gradually improving after the introduction of the state of emergency.