Number of people killed in January riots named in Kazakhstan

Workers during restoration work on the fire-damaged Akimat building in AlmatyNUR-SULTAN, Mar 14< /strong> The death toll in Kazakhstan during the January riots was 230 people, Prosecutor General of the Republic Berik Asylov said. Earlier, the Prosecutor General's Office reported the death of 225 people, including 19 security officials.Kazakhstan commented on the criminal case against the former chairman of the KNB»In total, 230 people died in the country, including 19 military and security officials,» Asylov said at a plenary meeting of the Majilis (lower house) of parliament on Monday. He explained, that «most of all died in Almaty — there were 139 of them.» «As of today, it has been established that 86 attackers were eliminated when repulsing the assaults on administrative buildings and in the course of establishing law and order. The circumstances of death are being clarified for 53 dead. They were found on the territory of the city with various wounds, including 48 with gunshot wounds, two with knife wounds. , three with other injuries and burns,» the prosecutor general specified. In other seven regions of the country, 63 attackers were eliminated by law enforcement forces while defending the buildings of akimats, the police and the department of the National Security Committee. «Today we know for sure about the death of 20 citizens who accidentally fell under shelling. Of these, 11 in Almaty, eight in the Almaty region and one in the city of Taraz. Among them, those who fell under the crossfire, there are those who died at the hands of the rioters, as well as those who did not obey the demands of the military at checkpoints, «- Asylov reported.