Operation Taurus was the name of a planned prosecution by the
Royal Ulster Constabulary
The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) was the police force in Northern Ireland from 1922 to 2001. It was founded on 1 June 1922 as a successor to the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) Richard Doherty, ''The Thin Green Line – The History of the ...
(RUC) against
Martin McGuinness.
Taurus was to be prosecuted based on allegations arising from the 1993 broadcast of an edition of the "Cook Report" presented by
Roger Cook and involving
Freddie Scappaticci ("
Stakeknife"). The testimony of three witnesses was prepared to testify for the Crown.
The operation was abandoned in August 1997 and no charges were made, as it was determined that it was not of public interest. This was understood to be caused by McGuinness being in negotiations for the
Northern Ireland peace process. However, some alleged that it was because McGuinness was a British spy.
References
Prosecution
The Troubles (Northern Ireland)
Royal Ulster Constabulary
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