Tokayev said about the links of "specialists in revolutions" with the unrest in Kazakhstan

The protests in Kazakhstan in 2022 were supervised by "revolution specialists." This was announced on January 5 by Kazakh leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

"The instigators of the riots, supervised by specialists in "revolutions," took advantage of the government's decision to raise fuel prices as an excuse to incite people to take to the streets," he said in an interview with the Turkestan newspaper.

According to him, these forces managed to sow panic among citizens, civil servants and even a significant part of law enforcement officers. He also criticized a number of heads of the National Security Committee and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, who, in his assessment, failed to remain loyal to the Motherland and showed a low level of professionalism.

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The protests in Kazakhstan began on January 2. Residents of the cities of Zhanaozen and Aktau in the Mangystau region, an oil—producing region of the republic, dissatisfied with the rising cost of liquefied natural gas, went to rallies.

Clashes between security forces and demonstrators broke out in several cities of Kazakhstan on the evening of January 4. Violent protests took place in the center of Alma Ata, in Nur-Sultan, Aktau and other settlements of the country. For example, protesters in Alma Ata set fire to police cars and threw bottles at security forces. In response, law enforcement officers began to disperse the protesters and have already pushed them away from Republic Square. In addition, law enforcement officers used stun grenades and tear gas grenades against the demonstrators.

On January 5, Tokayev imposed a state of emergency in the country's capital, Nur-Sultan. A state of emergency was also declared in Alma Ata, Alma Ata and Mangystau regions.

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