The US is calling on Kazakhstan to end the provision that the military can shoot to kill protesters without warning. This was stated by the representative of the US State Department Ned Price during a briefing, broadcast was conducted on YouTube.
In addition, Kazakhstan should respect the right to defense and guarantee a fair trial for the nearly 8,000 people detained during the protests, Price added.
The head of Kazakhstan declared the need for “complete destruction of militants”
We are talking about the order of the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, to the security forces, which he announced during his address on January 7 on the air of local TV channels. “I gave the order to law enforcement agencies and the army to open fire to kill without warning,” he said. Tokayev also called the calls for negotiations for a peaceful resolution of the crisis “stupid”. “What kind of negotiations can there be with criminals, with murderers,” he explained.
Tokayev also called for the “destruction” of the “militants” who did not lay down their weapons, who, according to him, continue to break the law or are preparing to do so. “Whoever does not surrender will be destroyed,” the President of Kazakhstan summed up.
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