The South Korean man who took his own life at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminal 3 on Thursday evening was facing a string of fraud charges for alleged involvement in a $700,000 investment scam in South Korea, authorities said.

The Bureau of Immigration (BI) held Sang Kwan An, 50, on Thursday at Manila airport from Taiwan, planning to send him back to Seoul.

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