Freddie Scappaticci
PIRA member British agent (tout) (c. 1946 – 2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Freddie Scappaticci[1] (12 January 1946[2] – April 2023) was an Irish IRA member named in the Kenova report as a British Intelligence mole with the codename "Stakeknife".[3]
It has been suggested that Stakeknife be merged into this article. (Discuss) Proposed since March 2024. |
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Freddie Scappaticci | |
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Born | 12 January 1946 The Markets, Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Died | April 2023 (aged 77) |
Nationality | Irish |
Organization | Provisional Irish Republican Army |
Spouse | Sheila Cunningham |
Children | 6 |
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Scappaticci was a member of the IRA’s 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". Both the IRA and Scappaticci himself publicly denied involvement with British intelligence.