The president of Kazakhstan, Kasim-Yomart Tokáyev, affirmed this Friday, during a speech to the nation, that he has given the express order to “shoot to kill”, without prior notice, once morest the protesters who have been causing serious disturbances in recent days. , whom he described as “bandits”, if they offer resistance to the authorities.
“I gave the order to the organs of the police and the Army to shoot to kill without prior notice,” said the president, warning that he will not dialogue “with armed and prepared bandits, both local and foreign.”
The president pointed out that “terrorists continue to damage state and private property” and “use their weapons once morest citizens.”
“From abroad calls are heard for the parties to carry out talks with the aim of a peaceful solution. What nonsense! How can you dialogue with criminals and murderers? ”, He argued.
He warned that “the antiterrorist operation continues.”
“The combatants have not laid down their arms, they continue to commit crimes or are preparing to commit new ones. You have to carry the fight once morest them to the end. Those who do not give up will be eliminated, “he warned.
The president took the opportunity to lash out at the Kazakh security services, who failed to foresee the possibility of this crisis.
“It is critically important to understand why the State fell asleep and did not notice the clandestine preparation of the terrorist attacks or the ‘sleeping’ cells of the combatants,” he asserted.
“We discovered that we do not have enough special troops, means and special police equipment. We will urgently solve this problem, “he stressed.
According to Tokáyev, the protesters’ actions “showed the existence of a precise plan once morest the military, administrative and social facilities”, in addition to “a precise coordination of their actions, high military preparation and animal cruelty.”
“In addition to the combatants, specialists prepared to carry out ideological sabotage acted,” he added.
Tokayev took the opportunity to celebrate the rapid response of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, a military alliance that brings together six former Soviet republics, and which responded affirmatively to Nur-Sultan’s request to send troops to help solve the political crisis in the Central Asian nation.
In particular, he thanked the Prime Minister of Armenia, currently the pro tempore president of the CSTO, and the presidents of Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
“I address special words of thanks to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. He reacted very quickly, and above all, with a warm sense of camaraderie, to my request, “he added.
In addition, he expressed words of gratitude to the leaders of China, Uzbekistan and Turkey, as well as to the HIM-HER-IT and other international organizations.
On the contrary, he criticized the “instigating role” of independent media and foreign politicians, whom he accused of “feeling above the law and considering that they have the right to meet and talk regarding whatever they want.”
“The irresponsible actions of these regrettable activists distract the police from carrying out their main responsibilities. Sometimes they are subjected to violence and offenses, “he denounced.
In addition, he blamed them for the restrictions imposed on the Internet these days, “as a result of which the interests of millions of citizens and the national business community are affected.”
“These irresponsible demagogues have become complicit in the development of the tragedy in Kazakhstan,” he said, noting that the government will react with a heavy hand to what it called “acts of legal vandalism.”
