Activities Within IRA
By 1980, Scappaticci is said to have been a lead member in the IRA's Internal Security Unit (ISU) for the IRA's Northern Command. The ISU being a unit tasked with counter-intelligence and the investigation of leaks within the IRA along with the exposure of moles/informers (also known as "touts"). Via the ISU, Scappaticci was said to have played a key role in investigating suspected informers, conducting inquiries into operations suspected of being compromised, debriefing of IRA volunteers released from police and British Army questioning, and vetting of potential IRA recruits. The ISU has also been referred to as the "Nutting Squad". Various killings as a result of ISU activities have been attributed to Scappaticci.
After the original allegations broke in 2003, Scappaticci, by now living in the Riverdale area of west Belfast, claimed that his involvement with the IRA ended in 1990 due to his wife's illness. He also denied that he had ever been linked to any facet of the British Intelligence services including the Force Research Unit.
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