FILE PHOTO: Police officers detain an opposition supporter during a protest against presidential election results, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, June 10, 2019. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev/File Photo
NUR-SULTAN (Reuters) - Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev invited critics on Wednesday to join a new public council after days of protests over his election, while state prosecutors warned against further rallies and police were on high alert.
Hundreds-strong protests, otherwise rare in the tightly controlled oil-exporting nation, broke out during the election last Sunday in which career diplomat Tokayev, 66, won 71 percent of the vote and secured a five-year term.
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