April 21 () –
“The Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland has decided it will not bring charges against a British spy linked to 14 murders during the time of the armed conflict with the IRA in a decision that victims' families have described as a seismic error.”
The so-called 'Operation Kenova', the investigation led by former Bedfordshire Police Commissioner Jon Boutcher, determined in early March that this spy was related to these murders, as well as 15 kidnappings during his undercover work within the security service. internal of the Irish Republican Army (IRA), in charge precisely of searching for infiltrators among its ranks.
According to the investigation, the spy was “undoubtedly an asset of enormous importance” but ended up “costing more lives than he saved.” The conclusions of the investigations asked both the British Government and the Northern Irish republicans to apologize to the families of the victims.
The Prosecutor's Office, however, and as anticipated in the previous weeks, has confirmed that it will not file any charges. “We received an investigative file and, after careful examination of all available evidence, the decision was made not to prosecute for evidentiary reasons. We cannot comment further in relation to this matter,” a spokesperson for the Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. 'The Guardian' newspaper.
The lawyer representing families affected by the activities of British agents infiltrated into the IRA has declared that this decision represents “a ruling with seismic consequences” and an attack on the judicial system. “What can we expect when something that has happened, so absolutely criminal, is not worthy of a large-scale trial? It goes beyond farce,” he lamented in statements to this same medium.
