Overview
- Investigators say the agent’s handlers twice flew him out of Northern Ireland on military aircraft when he was wanted by police, reflecting what the report calls a perverse loyalty that enabled further crimes.
- The report cites strong evidence linking the IRA mole known as Stakeknife to 14 murders and 15 abductions and concludes that more lives were likely lost than saved by his operation.
- MI5’s late disclosure of documents was labeled a significant failure that undermined the inquiry, with the report describing attempts to restrict the investigation and downplay the agency’s role.
- The government applied its Neither Confirm Nor Deny policy to block formal identification; Kenova urges naming the agent and issuing an apology to victims, and PSNI chief Jon Boutcher criticized the refusal as untenable.
- The £40 million, nine‑year probe recovered 3,517 intelligence reports and reviewed about 101 killings, yet prosecutors say no cases will proceed; related findings from Operation Denton attribute the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings to the UVF and reject a single, cohesive Glenanne Gang.