The final report into the activities of Stakeknife, the British army’s top IRA agent during the Troubles, will be released in Belfast later on Tuesday.
It is understood it will not name Stakeknife – widely accepted to be west Belfast man Freddie Scappaticci, the former head of the IRA’s notorious internal security unit (ISU), the “Nutting Squad”, who died in 2023 – due to the UK government policy of “neither confirm nor deny” (NCND) relating to sensitive intelligence issues.
It is expected, however, the report of the £40 million Operation Kenova investigation will provide more details on his recruitment as a double agent and his involvement in serious criminality, inclu
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