Whistleblower investigating Ecuadorian president’s family business was murdered, activists say
Monika Silva Koniuszek died from a blow to the head and strangulation, a postmortem found, despite government claim of suicide
TL;DR
- Polish anti-corruption activist Monika Silva Koniuszek was found dead in Ecuador.
- Initial government claim of suicide was contradicted by a postmortem, which found cause of death to be a blow to the head and strangulation.
- Silva Koniuszek was investigating allegations of cocaine smuggling within the family business of Ecuador's rightwing president, Daniel Noboa.
- She had also investigated land-trafficking rings in Santa Elena province.
- Friends and colleagues reported that Silva Koniuszek had received death threats and was facing judicial harassment.
- She had reportedly delivered a dossier of allegations to the US embassy shortly before her death.
- Polish authorities have requested mutual legal assistance in the investigation.