A report into the activities of a report into the activities of a double agent was published. The investigation revealed. Its likely that more lives were lost than saved by the spy, codenamed stakeknife. He was working covertly for the british army inside the iras internal security unit, and theyre known for abductions, torture and murder. For abductions, torture and murder. Well, for abductions, torture and murder. Well, stakeknife for abductions, torture and murder. Well, stakeknife is widely believed to have been a west belfast man who was 77 when he died last year. Solicitor kevin winters, who represents a number of the victims families , number of the victims families, says the agent needs to be officially identified. Officially identified. The decision not to name Fred Scappaticci as the agent stakeknife has been difficult for many to accept the legal and tactical rationale for doing so will be lost on many people, particularly the next of kin of those murdered. Those murdered. G
There is an overwhelming case to be made for a departure from ncnd, neither confirm nor deny, and this has left a lot of families in limbo. Families will be greatly encouraged by todays strong recommendation from jon boutcher that there will be a comprehensive review of ncnd, for many, that cant come quickly enough. The findings in todays report makes a decision not to prosecute anyone at all all the more depressing. Many hope that someone from the security forces, the intelligence constituency, which in fact be prosecuted for perverting the course ofjustice, conspiracy to murder and related offences. Todays finding only serves to compound frustration to address this glaring justice deficit. We further requested reviews and a number of cases and are now at the point of litigation against the Pps On Failure to look at overarching criminal, corporate failings. We say government and relevant other agencies had a statutory obligation under health and safety regulations to handle and overse
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And no one should be jailed for simply using or having on their record. Should we legalise record. Should we legalise cannabis . Also assalamu alaikum, my dear friends. How are you . Friends. How are you . A labour shadow cabinet minister has spent tens of thousands of pounds and taxpayers to money learn arabic so she can speak to refugees. On my panel tonight its the director of the popular conservatives. Its Mark Littlewood , ex bbc political littlewood, ex bbc political chief, John Sergeant and apprentice finalist joanna jarjue. Oh, and lock them up. Jarjue. Oh, and lock them up. Get ready, britain, here we go. The french are laughing at us. Next. Next. Good evening. Im sam francis in the newsroom. A recap of the in the newsroom. A recap of the headunes in the newsroom. A recap of the headlines at nine. And we start with news from northern ireland, where families of alleged informers were killed by the informers who were killed by the ira say another step towards truth has been made
Butjust one single episode exposed how he operated inside the ira while on the states books. This is a story of a spy who got away with murder. West belfast in the 1980s. An irish republican enclave where many were subject to the iras rules. Such warnings to so called touts were frequently borne out. Archive charlie mcilmurray s body was found in this van on sunday. Charlie mcilmurray, a west belfast taxi driver, suspected of being a tout slang for an informer was shot dead in 1987. I think that mr mcilmurray, like anyone else living in west belfast, knows that the consequence for informing is death. I mean, if republican activists, who know what the repercussions are for going over to the other side, in fact go over to the other side, then they more than anyone else are totally and absolutely aware of what the penalty for doing that is. Death . Death, certainly. Freddie scappaticci was under orders to enforce the iras rules for so called traitors. Scappaticci was once secretly recorde