Rally against the rise in gas prices in Almaty, Kazakhstan MOSCOW, Jan 5 The protests in Kazakhstan are rigged by those who want the resignation of President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, this can be seen with the naked eye, and the head of state knows about it, Vladimir Zharikhin, deputy director of the Institute of CIS Countries, told RIA Novosti. conspirators in Kazakhstan had a thorough plan of action, they were financially motivated. 
The expert saw a Ukrainian trace in the protests in Kazakhstan «The President did not say who did it, but of course he knows it. The fact that the protests were rigged is visible with the naked eye,» Zharikhin said. According to him, representatives of the elites could have rigged the protests. who benefit from Tokayev's resignation. «In their right mind, people do not increase the cost of fuel at gas stations by two and a half times, and some residents of the two capitals — the old and the new — do not come out together in support of the residents of the remote west of Kazakhstan who are concerned,» the expert explained He added that the fact that the protesters changed their slogan and began to demand the resignation of the government when prices returned to their previous level also looks suspicious. against a twofold increase in prices for liquefied petroleum gas. President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev instructed to form a government commission to consider the situation. On January 4, she announced that she was ready to fulfill the main demand of the protesters and reduce gas prices. 
Moscow has no data on Tokayev's evacuation to Russia, the source said. However, the protests have spread to other cities. In Alma-Ata, the largest city and the first capital of the country, on the evening of January 4 and on the night of January 5, protesters clashed with the security forces, the police used gas and stun grenades. Tokayev urged people to show prudence and not succumb to provocations from inside and outside. He noted that calls to attack civilian and military offices are illegal. According to him, «the power will not fall,» and the country «does not need a conflict, but mutual trust and dialogue.» It provides for a curfew from 7.00 to 23.00, a ban on mass events and strikes, a ban on the sale of weapons, ammunition and alcohol, the confiscation of weapons and ammunition from people, and increased security of especially important facilities. Entry and exit from these regions and Alma-Ata are restricted, document checks, searches of people and vehicles are prescribed. On the morning of January 5, Tokayev dismissed the government and said that the Cabinet was especially guilty for allowing the protest situation. Follow the situation in Kazakhstan in the online report & gt; & gt;
