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Jonathan McCambridge

Failure to name Stakeknife ‘slightly ludicrous’, Justice Minister says

Stormont Justice Minister Naomi Long said it was ‘ludicrous’ Stakeknife would not be named (Niall Carson/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Government’s refusal to name IRA spy Stakeknife is “slightly ludicrous”, Northern Ireland’s Justice Minister has said.

Naomi Long said families of Troubles victims needed transparency, and that the Neither Confirm Nor Deny (NCND) policy around agents was “making a mockery” of what politicians are trying to achieve as they deal with legacy issues.

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