Ian Hurst
Ian Hurst is a former British Army soldier. He served in the Intelligence Corps and in the Force Research Unit. Under the pseudonym Martin Ingram he publicised claims that Freddie Scappaticci was an IRA informer codenamed Stakeknife.[1]
Hurst joined the army as a private soldier in 1980. He completed his Intelligence Corps training the following year and was promoted to lance corporal. He was posted to Northern Ireland in late 1981 and worked in the special collation team which was transferring intelligence material on to the then newly introduced computer database.[2]
After three months he moved to 121 Intelligence Section at Head Quarters Northern Ireland (HQNI), where how worked as a collator. In autumn 1983 he was posted to the Force Research Unit. he was employed by the FRU for just under a year as a collator, during which time he was promoted to corporal. From 1984 to 1987, he was employed in Great Britain, including a six month tour abroad. He was promoted to sergeant in 1986. In late 1987, he was posted to the FRU in Northern Ireland as an agent handler. he served in this role for just under three years. His final posting was as a collator in the Defence Intelligence Staff in the Ministry of Defence. he left the Army in 1991.[2]
External Resources
- "Martin Ingram" Witness statement, Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
- Oral Testimony, Day 329, Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 12 May 2003.
- Evidence: Ian Hurst, Leveson Inquiry, 28 November 2011.
- ReadNotify tracking journalists and their sources, or being used for disinformation?, Spy Blog, 29 October 2006.
- Barry McCaffrey, PSNI gets limited access to army intelligence says former soldier, The Detail, 14 March 2011.
- Mark Hennessy, Irish editor accused of spying on ex-agent, Irish Times, 15 March 2011.
- Roy Greenslade, An overlooked Panorama scoop as a British soldier breaks cover, Greenslade Blog, guardian.co.uk, 16 March 2011.
- Paul Larkin, The Guardian continues its “battle” with Sinn Féin, fadooda.com, 18 September 2011.
- James Cusick, Intercepted intelligence could not have been published, says witness, Independent, 29 November 2011.
Notes
- ↑ Roy Greenslade, An overlooked Panorama scoop as a British soldier breaks cover, Greenslade Blog, guardian.co.uk, 16 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Martin Ingram" Witness statement, Bloody Sunday Inquiry.
