Two Ukrainian men guilty of arson attacks targeting Keir Starmer
Prosecutors said the attacks were carried out for payment and filmed for a Russian-speaking Telegram contact.
- On Monday, a jury at London's Old Bailey Court found Roman Lavrynovych and Stanislav Carpiuc guilty of conspiracy to commit arson targeting properties linked to British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
- A shadowy Telegram contact known as 'El Money' orchestrated the attacks, offering Lavrynovych £3,000 in cryptocurrency to film the fires for news coverage.
- Over five days, the defendants targeted a Toyota Rav4, a house in Kentish Town, and an Ellington Street property, posing significant risks to occupants sleeping inside.
- Commander Helen Flanagan of Counter Terrorism Policing London stated the attacks lacked ideological motivation, describing the defendants as criminal proxies acting solely for 'cause concern' and 'disruption.'
- Justice Garnham remanded the pair into custody for sentencing on Friday, while fellow Ukrainian Petro Pochynok was acquitted of the same conspiracy charge.
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Two men guilty over arson targeting Keir Starmer’s properties
A jury has found two men guilty of a series of attacks on properties linked to the Prime Minister. Ukrainian Roman Lavrynovych and Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc were convicted of setting fire to a car once owned by Sir Keir Starmer and two houses – one occupied by his sister-in-law. Prosecutors told the Old Bailey that they were directed by a Russian-speaking taskmaster.

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