In Pictures: Kazakhstan rocked by protests
Al JazeeraPolice in Kazakhstan’s largest city of Almaty have fired stun grenades at more than 1,000 protesters marching towards the main city administration building, as rare protests that began over a sharp rise in fuel prices continued in parts of the country. But Tokayev has now ordered acting cabinet members and provincial governors to reinstate price controls on LPG, and broaden them to gasoline, diesel and other “socially important” consumer goods. He also ordered the government to develop a personal bankruptcy law and consider freezing utility prices and subsidising rent payments for poor families. In addition to replacing the prime minister, Tokayev also appointed a new first deputy head of the National Security Committee who replaced Samat Abish, a nephew of powerful ex-President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
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