Non-emergency staff working for the US Consulate Normal in Kazakhstan had been licensed Friday to depart the nation, the State Division stated, as Kazakhstan’s president rejected requires talks with protesters after days of unprecedented unrest.
“On January 7, 2022, the Division authorized the voluntary departure of Consulate Normal Almaty non-emergency US authorities staff and relations of all Consulate Normal Almaty US authorities staff,” it stated in an announcement on Friday evening.
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On Saturday, the previous head of Kazakhstan’s home intelligence company has been detained on suspicion of excessive treason, the company, after he was fired amid violent protests.
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