As case ruling looms, ‘sorry’ Najib says already ‘punished politically’ and unfair to hold him legally responsible for 1MDB scandal
Residents of the glitzy condos that now overlook the small, bustling Babfor centre “claim our service has devalued their properties by up to 200 million won ” per apartment, Choi told AFP. Babfor previously enjoyed top-level government support: all of South Korea’s living former presidents have visited Choi to help hand out food.
Immediately after his election in 2022, district chief Lee Pil-hyeong ordered sections of the centre to be demolished, hitting Choi with fines worth hundreds of millions of won.