英国警察局长敦促公布与14起“动乱”谋杀案相关的间谍Stakeknife,以重建信任。
UK police chief urges naming of spy Stakeknife linked to 14 Troubles murders to rebuild trust.
英国警察局长乔恩·布彻敦促政府公开斯泰克奈夫的名字,他是一名涉嫌与“动乱”期间至少14起谋杀案有关的英国间谍,他表示透明度有助于重建北爱尔兰天主教社区的信任,并促进警察招募。
UK police chief Jon Boutcher is urging the government to publicly name Stakeknife, a suspected British spy linked to at least 14 murders during the Troubles, saying transparency could rebuild trust with Northern Ireland’s Catholic community and boost police recruitment.
他辩称,披露该特工的身份不会损害国家安全,他列举了过去披露并不损害情报业务的案例。
He argues that revealing the agent’s identity would not compromise national security, citing past cases where disclosures did not harm intelligence operations.
尽管受到Kenova报告和PSNI的压力,政府坚持其政策,在最高法院就一个相关案件作出裁决之前,既不确认也不否认代理人的身份。
Despite pressure from the Kenova report and the PSNI, the government maintains its policy of neither confirming nor denying agent identities, pending a Supreme Court ruling on a related case.