Whistleblower investigating Ecuadorian president’s family business was murdered, activists say

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Monika Silva Koniuszek, a Polish anti-corruption activist investigating corruption related to the Ecuadorian president’s family business, was found murdered in Montañita, Ecuador. Despite government claims of suicide, activists allege she was killed to silence her.

Monika Silva Koniuszek died from a blow to the head and strangulation, a postmortem found, despite government claim of suicide Campaigners in Ecuador say a Polish anti-corruption activist who investigated allegations against the family business of the country’s rightwing president was murdered to silence her. Monika Silva Koniuszek, 41, was found dead in her home in Montañita, a coastal town in Ecuador’s Santa Elena province. The single mother of daughters aged four and nine, was found on the floor with a noose around her neck on 8 June. Continue reading...