“In connection with a serious and immediate threat to the safety of citizens in order to ensure public safety, restore law and order, protect the rights and freedoms of citizens, introduce a state of emergency within the borders of the Almaty region for the period from 12:30 on January 5, 2022 to 00:00 on January 19, 2022 years, "the decree says.
For the period of the state of emergency in the region, a curfew is imposed from 23:00 minutes to 7:00.
The head of the police department of the Almaty region, Serik Kudebayeva, was appointed commandant of the region at the time of the emergency.
Earlier, Tokayev introduced a state of emergency in Alma-Ata and the Mangistau region.
The state of emergency in Alma-Ata and the Mangistau region of Kazakhstan establishes a curfew from 23:00 to 07:00.