According to tass agency Nur-Sultan reported on January 19, the state of emergency entered by Kazakhstan in early January during the period of unrest ended at 00:00 local time on the 19th. Authorities say constitutional order has been restored across the country, but counterterrorism operations are still ongoing in some areas.
According to the report, in the context of the intensification of the turmoil on the 5th, President Tokayev signed a presidential decree on the implementation of a state of emergency in Mangistao Oblast and the city of Almaty. On the same day, the Presidential Information Bureau released a document on the state of emergency that other parts of Kazakhstan have also entered. This status lasts until 00:00 local time on the 19th. During this period, a curfew was also imposed from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. local time.
The report also said that as the situation in the country stabilized, the state of emergency in West Kazakhstan Oblast, Pavlodar Oblast and North Kazakhstan Oblast was lifted on the 12th. Tokayev signed a presidential decree on the 14th, announcing the lifting of the state of emergency in Shymkent, East Kazakhstan, Karaganda, Turkistan, Akmola and Kustanay regions. On the 15th, the state of emergency in the Aktobinsk region was lifted. Kazakh presidential spokesman Berik Wally said on the 18th that the curfew and other temporary restrictions will also be lifted.
The Information Center of the Almaty Security Command said on the 18th that the city is still at the "red" security alert level; as part of the anti-terrorism measures, the local military and police still carry out all-weather patrols, and the previously established sentry continues to play a role.
Citizens stand with police in Nur-Sultan, the capital of Kazakhstan, on Jan. 8. Xinhua
Source: Reference News Network
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