Assel Tutumlu studies authoritarian regimes in Central Asia at the Near East University (Northern Cyprus).
LE FIGARO.- On January 5, peaceful gatherings gave way to scenes of violence and chaos.
What happened?
Assel TUTUMLU.-
A thick mystery still surrounds these events.
The government has muddied the picture by hastily fabricating a convoluted narrative of a terrorist attack from abroad.
The only certainty is that the internal security services
(National Security Committee, or KNB)
suddenly deserted the center of Almaty, without anyone knowing who gave the order.
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