The terrorist underground
Kazakhstan increasingly makes itself felt. And the target of attacks are the representatives of law and government institutions. As “Fergana”
reported earlier , on November 12 in South Kazakh city of Taraz (formerly Dzhambul) bloody tragedy was played out, the culprit is, according to the official version of the original, was a man.
Maksut Kariyev citizen, “is committed” jihadist “(so described by his deputy attorney general of Kazakhstan), within two hours of personal war waged with the law: the two agents shot and killed the National Security Committee, which led him outside surveillance, then seized the car” Mazda “, linking it to the owner, drove up to the gun shop, killing a guard and the casual visitor, captured the guns, shot two police officers who tried to detain him, went home, where he took a grenade launcher and a Kalashnikov rifle, shot the building of the regional Committee of National Security, and killed two more horse police officers who were not even armed. Finally, he was wounded, and when I try to grab a grenade blew himself up, taking to the light yet and the platoon commander, who gave their lives to save their colleagues and passersby. Three other policemen were wounded. For all of these feats of “jihadist” single was a media nickname The Terminator and Rambo. However, the information that appeared on the same day on blogs and forums, as well as reports by some media outlets apparently contrasted with the official version.
The siloviki have recognized that detained Karieva accomplices. Moreover, it is likely that the bombings were not two (shot from a grenade launcher and samopodryv suicide), and more. That on the same day an attempt was foiled explosion in the center of Taraz, and on the outskirts of the city was attacked a checkpoint, where a shootout killed another two policemen and criminals seized their weapons.
Even earlier, on October 31, two explosions rocked the West-Kazakhstan city of Atyrau. One – in close proximity to the building of the regional akimat (administration), and in the neighborhood sounded a second, which killed the shooter, not donesshy its deadly cargo to the ultimate goal – the city center. November 6, Atyrau, in the training center of the oil company “Agip”, where it became known, worked as one of the suspects on suspicion of preparing terrorist attacks, was defused an explosive device.
A week after the incidents in Atyrau were killed two policemen in Alma-Ata. The criminals were arrested. As it turned out, they are also committed to the extreme Islamic ideas, and the murder itself was shot on video, perhaps as evidence for potential sponsors.
It is noteworthy that until 2011 the National Security Committee annually reported to the disclosure of two or three terrorist organizations, so that in a year in jail is sent to a few dozen people. And suddenly, in 2011 as a cut off of either the terrorists have changed tactics and began to act in advance, or any previous victories – a profanation of the secret services. Given the fact that all processes in the case of terrorists and extremists and were held behind closed doors (with rare exceptions, when indeed there was evidence of intent), has always been room for doubt about the legitimacy of the security officers. All the more so that in practice people get serious time for alleged intentions, but sometimes to be in the dock, it was enough to found during a search of the relevant content of leaflets, ammunition or machine, and how it all turned out to search the site – is another question.
According to the Kazakh independent journalist Sergei Duvanov, “one becomes a terrorist in the next second after the attack, and until he is legally not considered a terrorist.” Several publications have been devoted to the theme Duvanov disclosure of terrorist organizations, and the facts presented to them, but rather spoke of innocence of the accused.
Now the judge about the involvement or innocence has become much more complicated. As a rule, the direct participants do not leave alive, but trapped in the circle of suspects continued judged behind closed doors.
And all this against the backdrop of mass hysteria about terrorist threats that can not be explained by security forces on their actions: it is necessary at all costs to show that the state is able to respond to the challenge.
But not everyone agrees with the version of Islamic terrorism. In addition to the suspicions of Washington dissatisfied with the strengthening of ties within the Eurasian Economic Union, the opposition and the government also exchanged “pleasantries”: the former accuse opponents of fomenting the situation before early parliamentary elections, while the latter believe that it is behind the opposition abroad are trying to rock the boat, having to services Islamists.
Although the state at this time is likely to blame should not simply for the reason that Kazakhstani terrorists try not to touch the civilian population by directing their anger at the authorities and the objects associated with the state. Given that the majority of Kazakhs there is little sympathy not only law enforcement officers, but also government officials, the objects of attack (if we accept the version of the opposition) are chosen so poorly. Well then, what losses are law enforcement agencies and how to respond stripping is puzzling at all.
It is true that the opposition had one more surprise argument – that the draft Law on National Security, which is likely to take parliament of next convocation. After that Kazakhstan will become a part of the civil rights and liberties of a follower of Uzbekistan, and worst of all have the media, allowing a “negative informational impact on social and individual consciousness.”
Seems more logical appeared a few months ago a fatwa (religious authority competent response, the religious approval, appeal) of jihad(struggle) against the Kazakh police. The idea of war against the Kazakh authorities made a previously unknown organization “Soldiers of the Caliphate”, which claimed responsibility for bombings in Atyrau and nameknuvshaya about their involvement in the events in Taraz. On the other hand, is weak look people in masks and guns, whose videougrozy the authorities and specifically President Nazarbayev played in good Russian (probably knowing that not all the leaders of Kazakhstan Kazakh government owns), but the “soldiers” not very well versed in the law: for example, their outraged that the new law on religion, civil servants forbidden to pray in public institutions, and that girls are forbidden to wear the hijab (Islamic headdress), although the last paragraph in the law on religion is not.
It is difficult to say how Kazakhs believe in the existence of this organization, but certainly they are, especially Muslims, are concerned about what they see and hear, and fear to get under the wave of repression.
Three weeks ago I had occasion to talk with an elderly Muslim woman from a suburb of Atyrau, who arrived in Alma-Ata in the “search for truth.” Bad talking in Russian woman said she lives alone with her little son. “Every week for us the committee break into the night, searching the literature, I have removed the handkerchief, and they still come,” – crying, she said. – “The son is afraid of the police. Here at Alma-Ata to our taxi driver approached a policeman and asked for a smoke, and the son began to cry.We have all of them with guns and no one knows how they will “(Alma-Ata police have already started to go too, with machine guns. – Comm. Aut.). I would like to leave the country, but where? ”
But even more impressed she submitted a medical document. Her son’s serious illness, but, according to a woman in the hospital he refused treatment, and on one of the certificates shown me, there was a postscript, “son of the Wahhabis.” “But once I took off my scarf and asked to write a new certificate, the attitude changed at once,” – she said.
You can not trust the foregoing. But that’s just one example.
According to the spokesman of the regional prosecutor’s office, Svetlana Dzhumashevoy, during a special operation carried out in Atyrau after the explosions, while detaining the suspect resisted, so lost. During a search of the house found guns and explosives.According to unofficial information released by the media, the victim was a Korean convert to Islam. “In the house he was alone, but in response to the demands voluntarily leave the premises and to surrender, he was to seek a variety of documents proving the legitimacy of the police. By cordoned brought home parents and brother of the deceased, who finally seems to be able to persuade him to surrender. And when he came, there was a single shot by security forces, after which he fell. Witnesses said that after that just sounded machine-gun in the house flew the smoke grenade, and then there came commandos “- told the media. I killed had a wife and two young children, the investigation into the incident is not reported.
Not so long ago in some regions of Kazakhstan, leaflets appeared, and the Internet was a wave of spam with warnings that the Kurban Ait Wahhabis will sacrifice a certain number of children. The authorities tried to calm the population, but the process has already started and within a week the parents would not let their children to school.
In addition, before and after the events in Atyrau, Taraz and the country was a flurry of phone calls with false reports of a bomb threat, a few times on the site calls were found dummy devices or suspicious packages, which are unlikely to apply to ordinary telephone terrorism. The two Kazakh cities of similar incidents have occurred, which authorities blamed on seasonal exacerbation of mental disorders. November 14 in the city of Aktau city administration came and said to the man laid his explosive device. The visitor was immediately arrested, no devices were found. The same thing happened on November 21, but already in the city of Kokchetav, with the only difference being that the detention of a man shouting “Allah Akbar”.
Not always rumors – just rumors. In September, the Alma-Ata region secretly sentenced 12 persons involved in terrorist activities.This was, perhaps, by chance, she said the chief of department of internal policy of Gulzhiyan Suleimenov. This kind of reticence unleashed, so to speak, hands bloggers and participants in online forums, that report is that in different parts of the country’s police are conducting operations to apprehend terrorists, find explosives and cleared the bridges. Clearly, in the absence of official reaction is difficult to distinguish what is true, and that – lies. In addition, often attack the religious extremists in the police reports are in a normal criminal. Committee on National Security is rapidly losing credibility remains, but remained silent.
On etomna held last week in Almaty round table on terrorism, almost unanimously, said some experts.
The former “Afghan” Sergei Pashevich, chairman of the Union “Fighting brotherhood”, said bluntly: “It has become the trend all crimes related to terrorism, the issue of criminality. In this paper special – amateurish approach associated with high turnover, so that all forces go against the opposition and the army and border guards take all who come there. At the same time using RPS power units Internal Affairs, which were not designed for the detention of terrorists. ”
With him were in agreement and Kazakhstani political scientists. The head of the research center “Alternative” Andrei Chebotarev was even more categorical: “In the struggle with the opposition National Security Committee itself admits methods of terror. What can I say? ”
And even Erlan Karin, secretary of the presidential party “Nur Otan”, was forced to admit: “Why is [there is a situation]? In the region, and appeared in the country’s internal conditions. All these years the authorities were struggling with external signs, but did not pay attention to domestic sources. ”
Performances of his colleagues summed up the director, “Risk Assessment Group,” Dosym Satpayev: “The Secret War against extremism was included in an open phase, as the recent events, neither the central nor the local authorities are not ready for the manifestations of terrorism, however, as the society. The authorities, moreover, losing the strategic initiative. ”
The fact that terrorism “in Kazakhstan,” can be made on the social ground, along with the persecution of non-traditional Muslims, say for a long time, but the authorities are not currently prepared to accept this version.
At the same round table expert fund Sarsenbayev (fund is named after an opposition politician, was killed by security in 2006.. – Ed.)Alma Sultangalieva voiced his opinion: “In my opinion, there has been a downward trend – the beginning of religion marginalized.There is a hard pressure of religious dissidents, and the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan has taken an active part. This is fundamentally wrong, the monopolization of religion can lead to disaster. ”
A week ago, Alim Abdirova, human rights activist and journalist from Aktobe, which devoted a number of publications cause“shubarshinskih terrorists” , described what is happening in the Aktobe region as follows: “According to believers, they are not trying to build an Islamic state here, but rebelled against the” outrage “, in which country is sinking … We see the trend here, in western Kazakhstan to the radical Muslims goes intellectuals, youth with honors, at the age of 16 to 35 years … and crime bosses.Now for a criminal authority in the “five”, to my knowledge, convert to Islam from 200 to 400 people at the funeral of a believer, a sniper shot in the 8th district, came to 200 young Muslims. It’s the future bombers! .. Now we kill Kazakh Kazakh. There is a fratricide. The reason – a huge social gap. ”
But while the state has chosen an old tactic: the struggle with the consequences of repression and silencing of problems.
But all parties, it became clear that the question posed in the title material “terrorist underground in Kazakhstan: whether there is, if not” the answer is one. Hiding there, and it does not intend to sit idly by.
Andrei Grishin
The international news agency “Fergana”
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