Freddie Scappaticci
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | Died last year |
| Born | Belfast |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1946 |
| Date of died | April 11,2023 |
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| ID | 746797 |
Freddie Scappaticci Life story
Freddie Scappaticci was a Northern Irish volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army, and a leading member of its Internal Security Unit. In 2003, it was reported that Scappaticci had been working for British intelligence, their highest-ranking agent in the IRA, and was known by the codename "Stakeknife".
Army's IRA spy Freddie Scappaticci admitted killing suspected informer
... Freddie Scappaticci, who died in April, had always denied that he was the agent given the codename Stakeknife...
Stakeknife: Alleged Army agent in IRA Freddie Scappaticci dies
...By Julian O NeillBBC News NI home affairs correspondentThe man suspected of once being the army s top agent within the IRA, Freddie Scappaticci, has died...
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... Stakeknife is allegedly Western man Freddie Scappaticci, 73 Belfast, who was arrested for questioning in the investigation...
Stakeknife: Alleged Army agent in IRA Freddie Scappaticci dies
By Julian O'NeillBBC News NI Home Affairs correspondent
The man suspected of once being the army's top agent within The Ira , Freddie Scappaticci , has died.
Mr Scappaticci had always denied he was The Agent known as Stakeknife.
The activities of The Agent have been the subject of a long-running investigation by the retired chief constable of Bedfordshire, Jon Boutcher.
Mr Boutcher was in The Process of preparing a report on his investigation.
Mr Scappaticci, who was in his 70s, left Northern Ireland in 2003 after several media organisations alleged he had been working for the Army while he was The Head of The Ira 's internal security unit.
It was responsible for identifying suspected informers, many of whom were murdered by The Ira after being kidnapped and tortured.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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