Operation Kenova: British spy in IRA cost more lives than it saved , Stakeknife report finds

A British spy infiltrating the IRA during the Northern Ireland Troubles probably cost more lives than the operation saved, a major independent investigation has found. The interim findings of Operation Kenova were published on Friday following an examination of 101 murders and abductions linked to the Provisional IRAs socalled nutting squad, which was responsible for interrogating, torturing and murdering people suspected of passing information to the security forces. The report, which follows a sevenyear investigation, found that the agent, known as Stakeknife, saved between high single figures and low double figures of lives but nowhere near hundreds as sometimes claimed. Watch more on Independent TV: Click here to subscribe to The Independent: About The Independent: Making Change Happen. The Independent is the worlds most freethinking newsbrand, providing global news, co