‘Stakeknife’ spy inside IRA dedicated ‘worst’ crimes and must be publicly named, report urges

Chief Constable Jon Boutcher and Officer in command of Operation Kenova, Sir Iain Livingstone maintain a media convention following the discharge of the ultimate report of Operation Kenova.

The report centres on the conduct of a high British intelligence mole working throughout the IRA – Freddie Scappaticci, codenamed ‘Stakeknife’. It has discovered ‘Stakelknife’ dedicated crimes of the worst doable sort", together with torture and homicide, and requires him to be publicly named by the UK authorities.

As the convention continues in Belfast, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland makes an announcement on Operation Kenova and shares the Government’s response to its findings.

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