A report by Operation Kenova highlights the involvement of Freddie Scappaticci, known as Stakeknife, as an IRA killer and British Army spy. The report calls for apologies to victims' families from the government and republican leadership. It criticizes the British Army's handling of its top agent within the IRA during the Troubles. The report is seen as a significant step in independently investigating legacy cases related to the conflict in Northern Ireland.
"Apology without openness and information isn't acknowledgement." Former Victims' Commissioner Judith Thompson tells @MarkCarruthers7 that those involved must go further following the findings of the Kenova Report... https://t.co/AiJVPOGcLI
"The pain and the hurt that caused." @AllisonMorris1 tells @MarkCarruthers7 that the families of the victims involved with the Kenova investigation have suffered shame and stigma for years... https://t.co/IW2nweA8ws
"Only a part of the process." Former Victims' Commissioner Judith Thompson tells @MarkCarruthers7 that the Kenova Report into Stakeknife acknowledges the victims' pain and suffering... https://t.co/6lr4Mb2YnZ
Operation Kenova report finds security services failed to prevent murders to protect moles in IRA https://t.co/dXcMQoGBSQ
Stakeknife - first report merely the official stamp of the dirty war within the civil war in NI. New ground and results perhaps for the families of victims await in the final report - maybe.
Today’s interim report is the result of a dedicated seven-year effort by the team at Operation Kenova, who have set a new standard for how legacy cases can be independently investigated. (1/4)
A major investigation into the operation of the British Army’s top agent inside the IRA is a “damning indictment” of the actions of the state during the Troubles, a lawyer representing victims has said ✍️: @DavidYoungPA, Jonathan McCambridge, @cilliansherlock & @RBlackPA…
Families of victims of Freddie Scappaticci, the IRA killer who was also a spy for the British Army, should receive apologies from the government and the leadership of the republican movement, a groundbreaking report said on Friday ⬇️ https://t.co/L11QiIfhDM
"Many of the cases investigated by Kenova, do not feature Scappaticci at all, he was not the only Stakeknife" says the solicitor for Operation Kenova families. He adds that today's report "signposts the need for further probing." https://t.co/PAiZ4D1jU3 https://t.co/wDmdx9aHIX