Freddie Scappaticci had consistently denied being the double agent responsible for an IRA unit that brutally interrogated and murdered informants
Freddie Scappaticci, who was in his 70s, has consistently denied being the double agent known as Stakeknife, who worked as the IRA’s chief spycatcher, heading up a unit responsible for brutally interrogating and murdering suspected informants while himself secretly informing the British.
Mr Scappaticci, born in Belfast to Italian parents, fled Northern Ireland for an undisclosed location in 2003 when newspapers first named him as the alleged agent. “I am not guilty of any of these allegations,” he insisted at the time. A promised “interim report” on the case is still yet to be released seven years into Operation Kenova, which is investigating more than 200 murders as well as kidnaps and torture.
“I appeal to anyone with information that might help those impacted by the events we are investigating to contact us in confidence to help families understand what happened during these difficult times.” He said: “Some initial feedback from clients suggests annoyance about the timing of the death, coming as it does on the cusp of the report’s publication later in the summer. Not only that but the PPS have been deliberating on prosecution decisions in 33 cases referred by Kenova nearly three years ago.
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