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Statement In Response To Court Ruling On Stakeknife Will
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Statement In Response To Court Ruling On Stakeknife Will

30 Jul Statement In Response To Court Ruling On Stakeknife Will

Posted at 11:25h in Media Archive by

We act on behalf of over 30 plaintiffs in ongoing High court proceedings against the State and the now deceased PIRA agent Fred Scappaticci known as “Stakeknife”.

This morning many of our clients will be alarmed to learn that the agent implicated in the killing and interrogation of so many of their relatives had made a will. The English High Court has just ruled that Stakeknife’s will cannot be made public.

Speaking today on news of the development Irish Human Rights Lawyer Kevin Winters said, “The existence of a will points to this man having assets and funds the origin of which will greatly interest the next of kin of so many murder victims. We are now instructed to look at making applications to the High Court in Belfast to access the Will. All our clients will have a vested interest in the out workings of its contents as they will likely touch upon liability in the cases as well as determining which defendant may be liable to pay out damages.

We shouldn’t forget that as well as the State agencies, families are suing Freddie Scappaticci on the basis that he’s a mark for damages. That entitlement to continue the actions didn’t end with Stakeknife’s death. The cases against his estate continue so we’re interested in the out workings of this testamentary document. Families won’t settle in being told that the details of his Will are to be shelved for 70 years. They’ve battled for too long now and won’t be easily fobbed off in trying to get more information.

Their interest will be piqued all the more on the revelation that a number of years ago we queried Scappaticci’s legal aid status only to be told that he was in receipt of state benefits. We now intend to revisit the circumstances in which this State funded killer was able to claim State benefits to support his legal aid status in defending the ongoing tranche of cases against him. From the sale of his house in Guildford he presents as a person of means. That has to be the subject of an investigation and to that end we look forward to a renewed judicial scrutiny in Belfast into Stakeknife’s finances“

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