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The Kenova inquiry report did not name Freddie Scappaticci as the agent codenamed Stakeknife

Kenova report a 'damning indictment of the State'

A legal firm representing some of the families at the centre of the Kenova inquiry said the investigation's report is a "damning indictment of the State".

Ulster • 08 Mar 24

No prosecutions after 7 years of Operation Kenova

It was an investigation that took more than 7 years and cost an estimated £40m, but did not result in a single prosecution.

Ulster • 08 Mar 24

The report will set out in broad terms what investigators discovered about the role of 'Stakeknife' and his handlers in killings and other crimes

'Quiet expectation' Kenova report will deliver justice

There is "quiet expectation" among victims' families that the Kenova report will finally deliver justice and truth, writes Conor Macauley.

Ulster • 08 Mar 24

The 30 years of the Troubles were given another name - the 'Dirty War'

Kenova: Shadowy world of intelligence and the 'Dirty War'

The world of informers, intelligence, counter-insurgency and secrecy, how lives were weighed in the balance and sometimes sacrificed for perceived advantage, saw the 30 years of the Troubles given another name, the 'Dirty War', writes Conor Macauley.

Ulster • 08 Mar 24

Operation Kenova spent seven years investigating the role of Freddie Scappaticci - the IRA agent known as 'Stakeknife' - and his British Army handlers

Lives 'sacrificed' to protect IRA mole, inquiry finds

Lives were sacrificed to protect a top agent at the heart of the IRA, a £40m inquiry into the mole and his handlers has found.

Ulster • 08 Mar 24

Operation Kenova was established in 2016 to investigate the alleged activities of Freddie Scappaticci

Operation Kenova: Key questions for 'Stakeknife' inquiry

The findings of a seven-year investigation into the activities of a man alleged to have been the highest-ranking British army agent in the IRA will be published tomorrow.

Ulster • 08 Mar 24

Head of Operation Kenova Jon Boutcher began interviewing suspects in 2018 (file pic)

Over 200 murders investigated under Operation Kenova

Operation Kenova was set up in 2016 to investigate allegations of murder, kidnap and torture dating back to the 1970s.

Ulster • 06 Dec 23

Freddie Scappaticci denied being the agent codenamed Stakeknife

Prosecutions ruled out against 16 in Stakeknife probe

Prosecutors in Northern Ireland have announced they will not press charges against 16 people alleged to have been involved in three murders and other crimes following an investigation into the British army agent codenamed Stakeknife.

Ulster • 06 Dec 23

Operation Kenova

Kenova report a 'damning indictment of the State'

No prosecutions after 7 years of Operation Kenova

'Quiet expectation' Kenova report will deliver justice

Kenova: Shadowy world of intelligence and the 'Dirty War'

Lives 'sacrificed' to protect IRA mole, inquiry finds

Operation Kenova: Key questions for 'Stakeknife' inquiry

Over 200 murders investigated under Operation Kenova

Prosecutions ruled out against 16 in Stakeknife probe

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