The Latest Breaking News from Freddie Scappaticci

An interim report from Operation Kenova found that more lives were probably lost than saved through the operation of agent Stakeknife.

Of the countless people who provided intelligence to help the British state fight terrorism during the Troubles in Northern Ireland (1968-98), Agent Stakeknife was the best known. He had a reputation for having been involved in the most violent offences as a member of the IRA while simultaneously providing the…

The final report of Operation Kenova said that MI5 had ‘earlier and greater knowledge’ of Stakeknife than it had at first stated.

Agent who ‘committed grotesque, serious crime’ is widely believed to have been Freddie Scappaticci, who died in 2023

Nine-year investigation paints highly critical picture of agency’s handling of double agent

Intelligence handlers took Stakeknife agent out of Northern Ireland for a holiday when they knew he was wanted by police for murder, damning report finds

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.

Judge rules that Freddie Scappaticci’s will cannot be made public for 70 years in a legal first

Freddie Scappaticci was believed to be Britain’s top agent inside the IRA, which he always denied before his death in 2023.