'Stakeknife' spy inside IRA committed 'worst' crimes and should be publicly named, report urges
December 9, 2025
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as posted by the channelChief Constable Jon Boutcher and Officer in charge of Operation Kenova, Sir Iain Livingstone hold a media conference following the release of the final report of Operation Kenova.
The report centres on the conduct of a top British intelligence mole operating within the IRA - Freddie Scappaticci, codenamed 'Stakeknife'. It has found 'Stakelknife' committed crimes of the worst possible kind", including torture and murder, and calls for him to be publicly named by the UK government.
As the conference continues in Belfast, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland makes a statement on Operation Kenova and shares the Government’s response to its findings.
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