Almost 800 people are arrested in Kazakhstan after the mass riots in January. About this on Saturday, January 22, reports Tengrinews.
819 criminal cases were initiated on acts of terrorism, mass riots, murders, robbery and other crimes, the deputy head of the first service of the Prosecutor General’s Office Eldos Kilmzhanov.
“970 suspects are detained on these cases. Of these, 782 with the sanctions of the court are taken into custody, the 29-tie arrest was determined,” Kilmzhanov added.
Most of all arrested under articles on terrorism and mass riots – 464 people. At the same time, according to the representative of the Prosecutor General’s Office, the voiced information is not final.
“Prosecutors are checked daily by IVS, investigative insulators and distributors receivers. We, due to the lack of grounds for detentions, 96 people were liberated from the insulators of temporary detention,” Kilmzhanov said.
January 2, mass protests broke out in Kazakhstan due to increased gas engine fuel prices. Socio-economic requirements were soon replaced by political, and the rallies turned into riots. In several regions, the buildings of the authorities were captured and adjusted. For the suppression of protests threw the army. According to official data, 227 people died. The authorities called protesters terrorists.