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Former British spy in IRA who allegedly admitted murder will not be prosecuted

Exclusive: Ex-double agent allegedly admitted to murder during training presentations to members of the security services

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024

Police chief who led Stakeknife inquiry condemns MI5 for stalling investigation

Victims’ families say Jon Boutcher’s report into British spy proves state and IRA were ‘co-conspirators’ in murder

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024

Stakeknife: key points from investigation into army’s prized IRA spy

Operation Kenova reports on mistreatment of bereaved families and a ‘maverick culture’ where agent handling was considered a ‘dark art’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024

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Refusal to confirm identity of Stakeknife reflects British state’s addiction to secrecy

Security forces and government still refuse to clarify allegations that Freddie Scappaticci was British spy at the heart of the IRA

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024

IRA Double Agent Likely Cost More Lives Than Saved: British Police

The actions of a prized double agent within paramilitary group the IRA who worked for British security services probably led to more lives being lost than saved in Northern Ireland, an independent investigation said on Friday.

International Business Times · Mar 8, 2024

Stakeknife: seven years and £40m later, how did inquiry fail to deliver justice?

Report into British agent in the IRA has not resulted in prosecutions but families hope it can at least shed light on his actions

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024

'More lives lost than saved' running British mole 'Stakeknife' inside IRA, says major report

More lives were probably lost than saved through the British Army's operation of its top agent inside the IRA's internal security unit during the Troubles, a major independent investigation has found.

Evening Standard · Mar 8, 2024

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More lives lost than saved in Troubles due to British spy, report finds

Stakeknife report finds army’s top agent’s links to murder and torture and calls for government and IRA to apologise

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8, 2024

Operation Kenova costs police over £37m since its launch

The operation is investigating the involvement of an alleged British state agent in murders, kidnap and torture.

Belfast Live · Jun 10, 2023

‘Too big to fail’: why was army’s man inside IRA, Freddie Scappaticci, never prosecuted?

Families of victims dismayed at lack of accountability after death of ‘Stakeknife’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2023

Prosecutors continue to consider Stakeknife files for other suspects

The Public Prosecution Service made the statement after the death of Freddie Scappaticci, the man alleged to be Stakeknife.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Freddie 'Stakeknife' Scappaticci accused of being highest-ranking British spy in the Provisional IRA’s ranks dies

The West Belfast man would have been in his 70s and had left Northern Ireland around 2003.

Irish Mirror · Apr 12, 2023

Stakeknife - Army's former agent embedded high up in IRA dies

It is believed that the IRA spy known by the codename Stakeknife was buried last week

Belfast Live · Apr 11, 2023

Report on Army’s IRA agent Stakeknife to be published in the new year

Operation Kenova was set up in 2016 to examine the activities of the high ranking mole within the IRA.

The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022

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