Accused of informing the Northern Ireland government of the paramilitary group’s activities, the Londonderry man was shot in the head. Details of his death and many others have been revealed in archives newly opened by the Public Records Office of Northern Ireland. It has long been known that alleged agents or informers were often killed by the Provisional IRA, but the newly declassified documents include fresh details about those killed between 1978 and 1994. During “The Troubles,” the government did not usually confirm whether those killed were informers. “In a number of cases, persons murdered by the IRA have not been informers,” the official record, found in the archives, says.

Source: thestar December 30, 2019 00:36 UTC