In the West Kazakhstan region, all polling stations were checked for security

In connection with the elections of mayors of rural districts and cities of district significance of the Republic of Kazakhstan, all personnel of the Police Department of the West Kazakhstan region are working in an enhanced mode. This was announced today at a briefing in the regional communications service by Deputy Head of the Department of local police service of the West Kazakhstan Region Police Lieutenant Colonel Yernar Sultangaliyev.
"To date, 121 police officers have been involved in measures to protect public order and ensure the safety of citizens in the region. Additional investigative and operational groups have been set up to respond quickly to various offenses, including at election sites. They also include employees of the prosecutor's office. All polling stations were checked for security before the ballots were delivered. The police provided an escort when delivering ballots to polling stations," Yernar Sultangaliyev said.
According to the Lieutenant Colonel of the police, according to Article 39 of the law "on Elections", police officers do not have the right to interfere in the process of conducting elections, as well as to be in the premises intended for voting.
At the same time, they suppress violations of public order at polling stations only if they are called by the chairman of the commission.
In general, at the moment, the situation in the region and at polling stations is stable, no violations of Public Order have been registered.

Regional communications service of West Kazakhstan region