Police arrested about 500 people amid "unauthorised" protests in Kazakhstan about a presidential election that opponents claim was a fake exercise in democracy. Police arrested about 500 people amid "unauthorised" protests in Kazakhstan about a presidential election that opponents claim was a fake exercise in democracy. Deputy Interior Minister Marat Kozhayev said three police were injured in the clashes and 500 demonstrators taken to police stations. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the upper house speaker who became acting president when Mr Nazarbayev stepped down, is expected to easily win yesterday's contest. "But the most important result, the peak of the election political process, is counting of the votes," he added.

Source: Irish Independent June 10, 2019 01:41 UTC