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Freddie Scappaticci

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Bereaved family intend to apply to access Scappaticci will

Bereaved family intend to apply to access Scappaticci will

The High Court in London ruled earlier this week that the will of a man believed to be the IRA agent known as Stakeknife will not be made public.

MI5 files not deliberately withheld from Stakeknife probe, review concludes

MI5 files not deliberately withheld from Stakeknife probe, review concludes

The review was carried out after the material was discovered last year.

Late disclosure of MI5 material to Operation Kenova ‘unacceptable’: PSNI chief

Late disclosure of MI5 material to Operation Kenova ‘unacceptable’: PSNI chief

Kenova chief Sir Iain Livingstone has written to Northern Ireland Secretary of State Hilary Benn raising his concern at the late disclosure.

Boutcher: ‘Legal battlefield’ leads to different approach to legacy prosecutions

Boutcher: ‘Legal battlefield’ leads to different approach to legacy prosecutions

Stakeknife report shows British state and IRA were ‘co-conspirators in murder’, lawyer says

Stakeknife report shows British state and IRA were ‘co-conspirators in murder’, lawyer says

More lives lost than saved during Troubles due to double agent Stakeknife, report finds

More lives lost than saved during Troubles due to double agent Stakeknife, report finds

No prosecutions following latest consideration of Kenova files

No prosecutions following latest consideration of Kenova files

Report into activities of top IRA informer Stakeknife to be published in March

Report into activities of top IRA informer Stakeknife to be published in March

Thu, 01 Feb, 2024

Stakeknife worked within the IRA’s notorious ‘nutting squad’, interrogating suspected informers during the Troubles.

Report into activities of Stakeknife to be published in March, police confirm

Report into activities of Stakeknife to be published in March, police confirm

Thu, 01 Feb, 2024

Stakeknife worked within the IRA’s notorious “nutting squad”, interrogating suspected informers during the Troubles.