TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Kazakhstan arrested a former interior minister on Tuesday, in connection with deadly police crackdown on unrest that gripped the country in 2022, Kazakh news media reported.
The Prosecutor General’s Office announced on Monday that Erlan Turgumbayev was detained on charges of “abuse of power and official authority resulting in grave consequences” in the harsh crackdown of riots by the police. Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is in charge of the nation’s police force.
The unrest started in the city of Zhanaozen on Jan. 2, 2022, when residents protested a sharp increase in the cost of liquefied petroleum gas, commonly used as fuel for vehicles in Kazakhstan.
Those protests evolved into criticisms of corruption, economic inequality against former leader Nursultan Nazarbayev, whose critics say have been profiting off the country’s vast energy wealth ever since assuming office in 1991.
Related articles:
Related suggestion:
China's State Council stresses efforts in flood relief, reconstructionXi encourages customs workers to better serve nationChina's top political advisor stresses efforts in rural revitalizationGroup seeking to recall Florida city's mayor says it has enough signatures to advanceXi encourages customs workers to better serve nationPeople mourn for victims killed in Moscow terrorist attack in St. PetersburgVarsho hits 2nd career slam, Rodríguez fans 6 in debut as Blue Jays beat Rockies 5Chinese vice premier calls for rule of data for sustainable developmentChina's antiChinese vice premier calls on central SOEs to contribute more to Tibet's development
3.9027s , 4666.1015625 kb
Copyright © 2024 Powered by Kazakhstan arrests ex ,Culture Channels news portal