Former President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan NazarbayevNUR-SULTAN, Jan 18 Former President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said that he is a pensioner and is now on a well-deserved rest in the capital of the republic, which he did not leave. 
Deputy Dariga Nazarbayeva went on vacation until the end of January
"Currently I am on a well-deserved rest in the capital of Kazakhstan and have not left anywhere", — said Nazarbayev. The ex-president, responding to appeals to him and publications in the media, said that "I transferred the powers of the president to Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in 2019 and since then I have been a pensioner".
Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in the first days of 2022 — residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the west of the country opposed the doubling of prices for liquefied gas. Later, the protests spread to other cities, including Alma-Ata, the old capital and the largest city of the republic: looting began there, militants attacked state institutions, took away weapons. In response, the authorities declared a state of emergency throughout the country until January 19 and launched a counter-terrorism operation. According to the UN, during the protests in Kazakhstan, about 1,000 people were injured. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 19 Kazakhstani security officials were killed, more than 1.3 thousand were injured.Nazarbayev's son-in-law resigned as head of the national chamber of entrepreneursOn the morning of January 5, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dismissed the government and headed the Security Council. At the first meeting of the Security Council under his leadership, Tokayev described the situation in Kazakhstan as undermining the integrity of the state and said that he had asked for help from the CSTO «in overcoming the terrorist threat.» The CSTO Collective Security Council decided to send collective peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan to normalize the situation in the country. On January 7, Tokayev said that the terrorists, including those who had arrived from abroad, continued to resist, and promised to destroy those who did not lay down their arms. In addition, the president noted that all the demands of citizens, expressed in peaceful forms, were heard. On Thursday, January 13, the successful completion of the CSTO mission was announced, now the peacekeepers are returning from Kazakhstan.
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