RUSHES: Operation Kenova: PSNI press conference
Operation Kenova: PSNI press conference; NORTHERN IRELAND: Belfast:INTOperation Kenova Police Service Northern Ireland press conference featuring Chris Todd (Deputy Chief Constable), Jon Boutcher (Chief Constable of the PSNI) and Sir Iain Livingstone (Officer and overall command, Kenova) SOTSOT - JON BOUTCHER (Chief Constable PSNI) cont.-ensure the findings set out today were released not withstanding prosecution decisions-time to bring the uncertainty and doubt this family have faced to an end-report sets out lessons learned by kenova -during the troubles, state agents were at the heart of a deadly battle between security forces and the IRA-this played a vital role in disrupting and degrading it's capabilities-society owes a huge debt of gratitude-in response, the IRA did everything it could to deter and punish agents-responsible for punishment beatings-abduction, torture and murder of suspected agents-including women, children, the elderly-as well as being intimidated and ostracized by the republican leadership-IRA's internal secure unit -utterly abhorrent-it was the IRA leadership who commissioned the unit and the abuse, torture and murder of so many-very little interest in the truth, it was about deterring people from being agents-during the Troubles, forces operated in a unique environment-had to assess risks, consequences with limited information, guidance or training-did so under exceptionally stressful conditions-presented with dilemmas that had no right or wrong answer-a lack of regulation, oversight and leadership -very serious failing-put lives at risk, left those on the frontline exposed and let down-agent handling was seen as high stakes dark art and practiced off the books-combined with the evolution whereby intelligence and investigatory functions were seen as separate-protect agents from compromise-murders that could and should have been prevented were allowed to take place-free to reof...
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