MI5 has also apologised after handing over previously undisclosed material on the agent that too late for it to be investigated properly
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MI5 has also apologised after handing over previously undisclosed material on the agent that too late for it to be investigated properly
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MI5 was aware of the “grotesque” crimes committed by a British spy who infiltrated the IRA during the Troubles, a damning report has found.
Nine-year investigation paints highly critical picture of agency’s handling of double agent
The final report of Operation Kenova says the security service had "greater knowledge" of Stakeknife than it had first stated.
British security services allowed a top spy in the IRA to continue committing serious crimes, police report finds.
Killings of suspected IRA informers brought shame and fear but relatives have opportunity to step out of shadows
Agent who ‘committed grotesque, serious crime’ is widely believed to have been Freddie Scappaticci, who died in 2023
The regulator rewrote a draft report which had contradicted MI5’s false evidence, the BBC can reveal.
