S. Korean prosecutors seek arrest warrant against former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun

SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- South Korean prosecutors on Monday requested for an arrest warrant against former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun.

The prosecutors are seeking the arrest warrant on charges of insurrection and abuse of power.

The prosecutors said Kim was suspected of conspiring with President Yoon Suk-yeol to provoke civil unrest and sabotage constitutionalism.