Kevin Fulton

"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. [ [http://saoirse32.blogsome.com/2004/12/27/kevin-fultons-photo/ Saoirse32 website with "Fulton"'s photograph] ]

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. fact|date=December 2007

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." [http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1106/fultonk.html RTÉ News] "Fulton" supposedly pioneered the use of flash guns to detonate bombs. fact|date=December 2007

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 [BBC's "Hard Talk" interview, 4 October 2006] "Kevin Fulton" claims he tipped off his MI5 handler that an attack was likely. fact|date=January 2008

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" [Ibid] 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.

ee also

*Martin McGartland
*Raymond Gilmour
*Sean O'Callaghan
*Denis Donaldson

References

External links

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/6119098.stm Ex-IRA mole is released by police] — BBC News article, 5 November 2006.
* [http://www.rte.ie/news/2006/1106/fultonk.html Former spy released without charge] — RTÉ News article, 6 November 2006.
* [http://www.policeombudsman.org/press.cfm?Press_ID=91&action=detail&year=2005&month=3 Police Ombudsman Statement on Eoin Morley's death]