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18/08/2003
Scappaticci fails in court bid
The west Belfast man alleged in numerous Sunday newspapers to be the army spy 'Stakeknife' has failed in his court bid to have his name cleared through Security Minister, Jane Kennedy.
Freddie Scappaticci, 59, wanted the High Court in Belfast to order Ms Kennedy to publicly comment on the allegations which appeared in local papers in May.
Four Sunday newspapers had identified Mr Scappaticci as British Army spy 'Stakeknife'. They claimed he was behind the murder of numerous IRA informers despite being a paid member of the British security forces himself.
However, in court today, Lord Chief Justice, Lord Carswell dismissed the application saying that to deny one person as an agent could place the life of another in danger.
Ms Kennedy has refused to make a statement on the allegations, saying it was a matter of opearational intelligence and thus could not be commented on.
Mr Scappaticci, who was not in court for the hearing, has repeatedly claimed the allegations, and Ms Kennedy's subsequent silence, has put his life in danger.
(MB)
Freddie Scappaticci, 59, wanted the High Court in Belfast to order Ms Kennedy to publicly comment on the allegations which appeared in local papers in May.
Four Sunday newspapers had identified Mr Scappaticci as British Army spy 'Stakeknife'. They claimed he was behind the murder of numerous IRA informers despite being a paid member of the British security forces himself.
However, in court today, Lord Chief Justice, Lord Carswell dismissed the application saying that to deny one person as an agent could place the life of another in danger.
Ms Kennedy has refused to make a statement on the allegations, saying it was a matter of opearational intelligence and thus could not be commented on.
Mr Scappaticci, who was not in court for the hearing, has repeatedly claimed the allegations, and Ms Kennedy's subsequent silence, has put his life in danger.
(MB)
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