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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Rebecca Black

Government’s continuing refusal to name Stakeknife ‘deeply insulting’ to victims

Solicitor Kevin Winters said the UK Government’s refusal to name the former Army agent known as Stakeknife is insulting to victims (PA) - (PA Archive)

The UK Government’s continuing refusal to name the former Army agent known as Stakeknife is “deeply insulting” to victims, a solicitor representing several affected families has said.

The Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (NIAC) on Monday joined calls for the Government to formally name Stakeknife, widely believed to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci, who was 77 when he died in 2023.

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