Ahn Chang-ho () is a former

Justice In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the ''Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy'', the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the ''Institutes (Justinian), Inst ...

of the

Constitutional Court of Korea The Constitutional Court of Korea () is one of the apex courtsalong with the Supreme Court of Korea, Supreme Courtin Judiciary of South Korea, South Korea's judiciary that exercises constitutional review, seated in Jongno District, Jongno, ...

. Ahn has caused controversy by arguing for

cultural Marxism conspiracy theory "Cultural Marxism" refers to a far-right antisemitic conspiracy theory that misrepresents Western Marxism (especially the Frankfurt School) as being responsible for modern progressive movements, identity politics, and political correctness. ...

; he said, "I have heard that there are some

neo-Marxist Neo-Marxism is a collection of Marxist schools of thought originating from 20th-century approaches to amend or extend Marxism and Marxist theory, typically by incorporating elements from other intellectual traditions such as critical theory, ps ...

s who suggest that

homosexuality Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or Human sexual activity, sexual behavior between people of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexu ...

is a key means in a

communist revolution A communist revolution is a proletarian revolution inspired by the ideas of Marxism that aims to replace capitalism with communism. Depending on the type of government, the term socialism can be used to indicate an intermediate stage between ...

." and " f anti-discrimination law is enacted,

Marxist Marxism is a political philosophy and method of socioeconomic analysis. It uses a dialectical and materialist interpretation of historical development, better known as historical materialism, to analyse class relations, social conflic ...

s and

fascists Fascism ( ) is a far-right, authoritarian, and ultranationalist political ideology and movement. It is characterized by a dictatorial leader, centralized autocracy, militarism, forcible suppression of opposition, belief in a natural social h ...

operate with impunity in society."

Career

1985 Prosecutor, Seoul District Prosecutors' Office 1987 Prosecutor, Seosan Branch of Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office 1988 Prosecutor, Eastern Branch of Busan District Prosecutors' Office 1990 Prosecutor, Southern Branch of Seoul District Prosecutors' Office 1993 Prosecutor, Human Rights Division, Legal Affairs Bureau of Ministry of Justice 1996 Prosecutor, Busan District Prosecutors' Office 1997 Chief Prosecutor, Jeongeup Branch of Jeonju District Prosecutors' Office 1997 Constitution Research Officer, Constitutional Court 1999 Chief, Special Legislation Division, Legal Affairs Bureau of Ministry of Justice 2001 Chief, Planning Division, Planning &Coordination Department of Supreme Prosecutors' Office 2002 Foreign Criminal Senior Prosecutor, Supreme Prosecutors' Office 2003 Chief Prosecutor, Public Security Department of Supreme Prosecutors' Office 2005 Prosecutor, Seoul High Prosecutors' Office 2006 Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office 2007 Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Gwangju High Prosecutors' Office 2008 Chief Prosecutor, Criminal Affairs Department of Supreme Prosecutors' Office 2009 Chief Prosecutor, Daejeon District Prosecutors' Office 2009 Chief Prosecutor, Gwangju High Prosecutors' Office 2011 Chief Prosecutor, Seoul High Prosecutors' Office Current Justice, Constitutional Court (since 20 September 2012)

Controversy

References

* * South Korean judges Justices of the Constitutional Court of Korea Living people People from Daejeon 1957 births South Korean prosecutors Seoul National University alumni {{SouthKorea-politician-stub