Astana-Baiterek monument in Nur-Sultan. File photoNUR-SULTAN, Jan 21The resolution of the European Parliament on the situation in Kazakhstan is biased, based on biased conclusions and data, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers it unacceptable to adopt such documents before the results of an official investigation are announced, the Foreign Ministry of the Republic said in a statement. human rights situation in Kazakhstan in the wake of recent protests and riots, calling for an international investigation and sanctions against Kazakhstani officials under the EU regime for serious human rights violations.
"Ministry Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan declares that the adopted resolution of the European Parliament on the situation in our country is biased and based on biased conclusions and data", the ministry said in a statement published on Friday.
According to the document, the lack of an objective assessment of the tragic January events in Kazakhstan is of concern. «We consider it unacceptable to adopt such documents before the results of an official investigation initiated by the leadership of the Republic of Kazakhstan are announced. We reaffirm that its results will be made available to the international community,» the Foreign Ministry notes.
Collective danger: Russia's neighbors under attack from the West 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 country's Prosecutor General's Office, 4,578 people were injured as a result of the riots, 225 people were killed, including 19 security officials. On the morning of January 5, Kazakh President 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. The successful completion of the CSTO mission was announced on January 13. On Wednesday, Kazakhstan's Defense Ministry announced that there were no more foreign military personnel in the republic.