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Kazakhstan’s President Kasim-Yomart Tokayev said today that last week’s deadly violence in the country was a coup attempt.
He told the leaders of the alliance of former Soviet countries that the actions were coordinated by “a single center”, but did not name those he thought responsible.
Russian President Vladimir Putin also said that Kazakhstan had become a target of international terrorism but did not provide evidence for the claim.
Putin added that Russia will not allow revolutions in the region near it.
Military troops from Russia and several other countries came and are still in Kazakhstan to restore order.
Demonstrations sparked by the lifting of the fuel price limit ceiling turned into the worst riots in the country.
More than 100 people were reported killed, including 16 members of the security forces, authorities said.
The protests, which began on January 2, escalated to reflect widespread dissatisfaction with the government of President Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has ruled Kazakhstan for three decades and still retains considerable influence.
The state of emergency and curfew remain in place, while about 8,000 people have been arrested across the country, according to the interior ministry.
Kazakhstan today marked a day of mourning in memory of those killed in the protests.
“Armed militants were waiting on the outskirts of the protests. “Their main goal is clear: to disrupt the constitutional order, to destroy government institutions and to seize power.”
This was a “coup”, Tokayev said in his speech.
He added that the protesters had targeted the country’s largest city Almaty, with the aim of capturing the southern regions and the capital Nur-Sultan.
He added that the pursuit of “terrorists” continues and that Kazakhstan will soon provide evidence to the international community of what happened.
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