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Prosecutors continue to consider Stakeknife files for other suspects

Prosecutors are continuing to consider a number of files around crimes associated with the former British Army agent known as Stakeknife for other suspects. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) made the statement after the death of west Belfast man ...

13 Apr 2023 at 13:43

Stakeknife report a ‘step closer’ to publication after passing security checks

A report on the British Army’s top agent within the Provisional IRA has passed national security checks with no changes or redactions, the former police chief who led the probe has said. Former Bedfordshire chief constable Jon Boutcher, head of ...

24 Aug 2023 at 08:48

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Stakeknife report a ‘step closer’ to publication after passing security checks

24 Aug 2023 at 11:33

Belfast man alleged to have been British Army’s IRA mole Stakeknife dies

A west Belfast man who was alleged to have been the British Army’s top mole in the Provisional IRA has died. Freddie Scappaticci, who was aged in his 70s, always denied that he was the agent Stakeknife. He died several days ago and was ...

11 Apr 2023 at 19:23

Findings of report into agent Stakeknife due to be published

A major report into the Army’s top agent in Northern Ireland during the Troubles will be published later. The interim findings of Operation Kenova will be revealed after an investigation lasting seven years and costing approximately ...

08 Mar 2024 at 00:01

More Troubles lives ‘probably’ lost than saved in Stakeknife operation

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. The interim findings of ...

08 Mar 2024 at 12:03

Kenova shows state and IRA were ‘co-conspirators in murder’, lawyer says

The Operation Kenova investigation has shown that the state and the IRA were “co-conspirators” in the murder of citizens, a lawyer representing a number of Troubles victims has said. Kevin Winters, who represents 12 ...

08 Mar 2024 at 15:03

Prosecutions ruled out after latest consideration of Stakeknife probe files

No prosecutions are to be pursued following the latest consideration of files from a major investigation into a top Army agent within the Provisional IRA. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) said it has given ...

06 Dec 2023 at 16:50

Northern Ireland

Boutcher: ‘Legal battlefield’ leads to different approach to legacy prosecutions

The “legal battlefield” around legacy has led to a different approach being taken to prosecuting historical cases in Northern Ireland, Jon Boutcher has told MPs. Explaining the lack of prosecutions arising ...

23 Apr 2024 at 15:56

Northern Ireland

Report into activities of Stakeknife to be published in March, police confirm

A long-awaited report into the activities of Stakeknife – the Army’s top agent in Northern Ireland during the Troubles – will be published on March 8, the PSNI has confirmed. Temporary deputy chief ...

01 Feb 2024 at 15:23

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'Stakeknife's Dirty War' Derry launch

With publication of the Kenova report – an investigation into the activities of notorious British agent Freddie Scappaticci - imminent, Richard O’Rawe’s book ‘Stakeknife’s Dirty War: The inside ...

05 Oct 2023 at 12:33

MI5 files not deliberately withheld from Stakeknife probe, review concludes

MI5 files were not deliberately withheld from an investigation into the IRA agent known as Stakeknife, a review has found. The review was carried out following discovery of the material last ...

17 Apr 2025 at 13:55

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