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Seven people were arrested in Kazakhstan, accused of preparing a “coup”.

Kazakhstan’s security services announced on Thursday, November 17, the arrest of seven people who are accused of “to prepare riots on November 20“On the day of presidential elections in this authoritarian country of Central Asia.

the criminal group was arrested“specially designed”prepare riots, attack the buildings of law enforcement agencies“using”incendiary weapons and mixtures“According to the press release of the National Security Committee (KNB), less than a year has passed since the suppression of unprecedented riots, which claimed the lives of 238 people.

Accused of preparing a “coup”.

The seven arrested suspects were preparing “Rebellionon the day of the presidential elections, Sunday, and are supporters of the exiled opponent Mukhtar Ablyazov, the security services of this authoritarian Central Asian country announced.

the suspects”share the views of the exiled opponent Mukhtar Ablyazov“and”discussed plans to organize riots, a coup d’état and to declare a provisional governmentThese arrests come less than a year after the unprecedented crackdown on riots that killed 238 people.

Protests since January

In the video, KNB adds that “Since the events of January, radical elements have continued to develop plans to destabilize the country and capture Kazakh cities, including Almaty and Astana.“, the largest city of the country and the capital, respectively.

In early January, protests against rising fuel prices in Kazakhstan escalated into clashes between police and protesters in Almaty, destroying the center of the city of nearly two million. President Kassim-Jomart Tokayev, who was running for re-election on Sunday, then ordered a “shoot to kill”.

Officially since the former Soviet republic gained independence in 1991, 238 people have been killed and at least 12,000 arrested during this unrest of an unprecedented scale. The government has been accused by human rights activists of firing into crowds and torturing many of those arrested.

Source: Le Figaro

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