Police officers near the fire-damaged Akimat building in Almaty. File photoNUR-SULTAN, June 15 Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev said only 26 people received real prison terms after the January coup attempt in Kazakhstan.»Currently, only 26 people received real prison terms , all other cases are being processed,” Tokayev said in an interview with Russia 24 TV channel, which aired on Wednesday afternoon. rising prices for liquefied natural 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 country's Prosecutor General's Office, 230 people, including 19 security officials, died as a result of the riots.
