Businessmen in Kazakhstan have proposed to create voluntary people’s guards to protect small and medium-sized businesses from the actions of looters during the riots. Nariman Abilshaikov, First Deputy Chairman of the Kazakh National Chamber of Entrepreneurs (NPP) Atameken, told about this on the air of the Khabar 24 TV channel. Broadcast is underway on YouTube.
“Citizens themselves are now offering businessmen to join the ranks of the people’s guards, together with them to protect their facilities. So that you understand: these are not ordinary citizens, they are former military personnel, former “Afghans,” he said.
According to him, entrepreneurs are asking the National Chamber to coordinate the formation of squads with the commandants of the cities. In total, according to preliminary information, the amount of damage incurred by the business is estimated at 45 billion tenge (7.6 billion rubles), the TV channel reported.
Residents of Kazakhstan began to receive SMS messages about government measures to resolve the situation. In them, among other things, the authorities promised to help small and medium-sized business owners who have suffered because of the “extremists”. “RIA News”…
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