How the British Security Forces Are Helping a Killer Spy to Rebuild His Life

Sunday HeraldJuly 15, 2008

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MI5 has rebuilt the life of a "killer spy" who was the British Army's highestranking double agent at the heart of the IRA, and a man implicated in dozens of murders.

Freddie Scappaticci was exposed by the Sunday Herald in May 2003 as the infamous double agent codenamed Stakeknife. The Sunday Herald has now uncovered how Scappaticci has made millions in a taxpayer- funded resettlement package which was put in place after his cover was blown.

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How the British Security Forces Are Helping a Killer Spy to Rebuild His Life

As well as the huge financial deal, Scappaticci has also been given a new home, a new job, a new identity and a new face, thanks to plastic surgery. It is thought he is the only spy who operated in Ireland to be given facial surgery as part of a resettlement deal.

Scappaticci was an informer for the army's ...

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