Uncovered: How Britain conceals its secrets and protects its informers
The Irish News reports for decades there have been suspicions that the Northern Ireland justice system and the ‘neither confirm nor deny’ policy was being used to protect informers and hide embarrassing secrets for the British intelligence services in Troubles cases. It can now be revealed how this worked in practice during one of the most high-profile cases in the 30-year conflict.
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