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The following will be the first time a government minister has been charged with arrest warrants. Prosecutors have filed a warrant for arrest on former Environment Minister Kim Eun-kyung. He is accused of demanding resignation of the chiefs of the government appointed by the government and giving preference to those recommended by the Blue House during his succession.

First, I am Park Sang Jin.

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Prosecutors have accused Kim Eun-kyung of applying for arrest warrants to the minister of environment, which is an abuse of authority.

It is the prosecutor's opinion that Kim has abused his authority to supervise affiliated institutions under the process of demanding the resignation of government officials under the Ministry of Environment appointed by the government.

In particular, the prosecution reports that the executives of certain subordinate organizations, which have responded to requests for resignation, have been subject to a target audit until resignation is submitted, and the minister has abused the audit authority.

The prosecution is also known to have caught the circumstances in which Kim has given privileges to Cheong Wa Dae's nominees during the recruitment process of affiliated executives.

The prosecution found that Kim was in constant contact with the Blue House during this process.

In January, Kim was summoned to the prosecutors' office for investigation.

Kim has become the first arrest warrant since he was first investigated among the people who served as minister since Moon Geun - in government was established.

Cheong Wa Dae said it expects a balanced decision compared with the previous government, saying that it will watch the court's judgment on the extent to which the minister's personnel rights and inspection rights are permissible.

(Image editing: Cheol-Ho Cho)

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