CHECKPOINTS

Over 1,500 people were have been detained in Kazakhstan for violation of the state of emergency, the operational headquarters said during a meeting held by the country’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Trend reports on Jan. 10.

The president was informed that law enforcement agencies and the Armed Forces are taking active measures to further stabilize the situation in the country.

Police officers of Kazakhstan’s Nur-Sultan city inspect every yard and flat, head of the police department of the capital of Kazakhstan Yerzhan Sadenov said, Interfax reports.

Sadenov said that the city is under full operational control, checkpoints continue to operate.

“Law and order” operational and preventive procedure is being carried out to find violators of public order,” head of the police department added. “Every yard and flat are being inspected.”