The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan found biased and based on the biased conclusions resolution of the European Parliament on the situation with protests in the country. Reports about it TASS.
“The Ministry of 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 is based on the biased conclusions and data,” they emphasized the department.
Foreign Ministry said he considers the adoption of such documents to be unacceptable before the announcement of the results of the official investigation. The ministry added that the lack of an objective assessment of the “tragic January events” in Kazakhstan causes concern.
previously became known that the European Parliament intends to encourage the authorities of the association countries to an international investigation of events in Kazakhstan for violations of human rights. In the European authority, it is believed that during peaceful protests in Kazakhstan, local officials committed a number of serious violations, which led to the introduction of Russian troops. The EP also conceived to introduce sanctions against a number of officials and begin investigating disappearances, reports of torture, illegal detentions and other violations.
On January 2, mass protests began in Kazakhstan due to the sharp rise in gas prices for cars. Soon the economic demands were replaced by political, and the rallies turned into riots. In several cities, buildings were set fire, where the authorities are located. For the suppression of the riots threw the army. The President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Zhomart Tokayev called protesters to terrorists and turned to the organization of collective security treaty. Peacekeepers have been protected by large infrastructure objects.