"Kevin Fulton" is the
pseudonym of a British
agent from
Newry
, Northern
Ireland
who allegedly spied on the Provisional Irish Republican
Army for the British military.
"Fulton"
is believed to be in London
, where he is
suing the Crown, claiming his British military handlers cut-off
their connections and financial aid to him. In 2004 he was
reportedly suing the Andersonstown News, an Irish
republican new outlet in Belfast
for
revealing his purported true name as well as his photograph.
The status of that suit is not clear.
Background
"Fulton"'s
real name is purportedly Peter Keeley, a Roman Catholic from Newry, County Down, who joined the Royal Irish Rangers at the age of
18. He was selected and trained by British military
intelligence and returned to civilian life to infiltrate the
Provisional IRA. "Fulton" claims he
became one of the organization's bomb-development technical
specialists.
Terror activities
Allegations were made against "Fulton" in a published book,
Unsung Hero, written by Jim Nally and Ian Gallagher,
"which claimed Mr Fulton worked undercover as an
British Army agent within the PIRA at the
height of its campaign." Fulton was believed to have operated
predominantly inside the IRA's, "South Down Brigade" aswel as
concentrating on IRA activity in South Armagh."Fulton" supposedly
pioneered the use of flash guns to detonate bombs.
In one
incident, "Fulton" was questioned on responsibility for designing
firing mechanisms used in a horizontal mortar attack on an RUC
armoured patrol car on Merchants Quay, Newry, County Down, on 27 March
1992. A 34-year-old RUC officer (Colleen
McMurray) died and another RUC officer was seriously injured "Kevin
Fulton" claims he tipped off his MI5
handler that
an attack was likely.
Arrest
On
5 November 2006,
he was released without charge after being arrested in London, and
transferred to Belfast to be questioned about his knowledge or
involvement in the deaths of Eoin Morley, Colleen McMurray and
Ranger Cyril Smith. "I
personally did not kill people", said "Fulton" The British military
has not disclosed whether he was released in Belfast or transferred
back to London. The reasons cited as evidence for the interrogation
were from the book,
Unsung Hero.
Lawyers acting for "Fulton", a
Force
Research Unit (FRU) agent and RUC Special Branch informer asked
the British
Ministry of Defence
(MoD) to provide him and his family with new identities, relocation
and immediate implementation of the complete financial package,
including his army pension and other discharge benefits, which
"Fulton" was allegedly promised by the MoD during his covert tour
of duty.
See also
References
External links
News
article, 6 November 2006.
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