Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Friday ordered the security forces to kill protestors to suppress the violent upsurge in the central Asian country.
In a televised address on Friday, the Kazakh president ordered the armed forces to fire on protestors whom he unabashedly referred to as “terrorists”, “bandits”, and “militants”.
President Tokayev appeared unfazed by the massive protests against his regime.
Using harsh words and rhetorics against the protestors, he roared, that he authorized the law enforcement and the army to shoot to kill without warning.
“Those who don’t surrender will be eliminated,” Tokayev declared.
For the uninitiated, Kazakhstan has been witnessing massive and violent street protests for the last few days after the government announced a price hike for fuel on the occasion of the new year.
Dozens of protestors and security forces have been killed in this violent upsurge so far.
On Thursday, the protesters occupied some important buildings in Almaty, the largest city of Kazakhstan.
Many government buildings were set ablaze including the building occupied by the Kazakh branch of the Mir broadcaster, funded by several former Soviet states, reports Associated Press.
Later the protestors even stormed and seized the international airport in Almaty, the largest city of Kazakhstan.
However, later the security forces claimed to have secured and recaptured some of the buildings and airports but only after massive causalities on both sides.
In the meanwhile, Russia also stepped in after Tokayev appealed to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the Russia-led military alliance for help to restore order to the country.
Kazakh media confirmed the presence of over 2500 troops from CSTO in Almaty with the USA warning Russia against rights violations and taking control of the former Soviet republic’s institutions by troop deployment, reported the Straits Times.
