Irish Examiner view: Kenova secrecy is an insult to victims North and South

As the report itself states, the British security policy of 'neither confirm nor deny' (NCND) cannot be used to protect agents who commit grotesque serious crime

The late Freddie Scappaticci who is now widely accepted to have been British intelligence operative Stakeknife. File picture: Alan Lewis/PhotopressBelfast

The findings of a major report on certain aspects of the Troubles have featured in the headlines this week, though not perhaps for the most obvious reasons.

When the Kenova final report — commissioned by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in 2016 following a direction of Northern Ireland’s public prosecution service — was published on Tuesday, there was an immediate focus on its findings in relation to the British Army’s top operative within the IRA, codenamed Stakeknife.