Prosecution seeks arrest warrant for ex-minister in blacklist probe
Social affairsMar 22, 2019
Prosecutors on Friday sought an arrest warrant for former Environment Minister Kim Eun-kyung on allegations that her ministry had pressured heads of public organizations picked by preceding governments to resign.The Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office said that it requested the writ for her alleged abuse of authority and interference with others' exercise of their rights. Kim, who led the ministry from July 2017 to November 2018, reportedly denies the allegations. Kim Eun-kyung (Yonhap)Th