Paul McAuley, a British environmental activist was found dead in Peru. | Photo: TV Sreenshot
Published 3 April 2019 (7 hours 0 minutes ago)
Paul McAuley, a British environmental activist and missionary was found dead in Peru. He used to fight against oil companies invasion in the Amazon.
The burnt body of Paul McAuley, a 71-year old British environmental activist and Catholic missionary, was found in the Amazon city of Iquitos on Tuesday.
His body was found in a shelter house he founded for Indigenous students, "La Salle," located in the district of Bethlehem (Iquitos). Some students informed the police after finding the body.
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Peru ordered his expulsion in 2010 after he helped Amazon tribes to fight against oil and gas companies invading their natural habitat.
He was also a vocal critic of British companies presence in the rainforest.
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