In Alma-Ata, the buildings of the administration, the prosecutor's office and the presidential residence caught fire
Frame: Telegram-channel BAZA
A fire broke out in the Almaty administration building, which was stormed by protesters. This was reported by the RBC Telegram channel with reference to KazTAG data.
According to the information, the building of the prosecutor's office is also on fire. In addition, smoke is visible over the presidential residence.
Earlier it was reported that on the morning of January 5, protesters in another Kazakh city, Aktobe, seized the akimat building.
On January 2, protests against the rise in fuel prices began in Kazakhstan; on January 4, protesters clashed with security forces on Republic Square in Almaty. Law enforcers used tear gas and stun grenades to disperse the protests. In Alma-Ata and in the Mangistau region, a state of emergency was introduced until January 19, during the period of the state of emergency, a curfew was declared from 23.00 to 7.00.
Amid the protests, Kazakh President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev dismissed the government of the republic, and also instructed to introduce state regulation of prices for liquefied gas, gasoline, diesel and socially important products for a period of 180 days.
