2 men convicted over arson attacks tied to UK PM Starmer
What's new: Prosecutors said a Telegram account called “EL Money” offered payment, but police found no evidence linking the plot to Russia.
A London court convicted two men over a string of arson attacks on property linked to British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, including a house in north London and a Toyota car he once owned. Roman Lavrynovych, 22, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of two counts of arson while being reckless about endangering life, and he and Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, were also convicted of conspiracy to commit arson. Petro Pochynok, 35, was cleared on the conspiracy charge. Jurors heard Lavrynovych had been offered payment through a Telegram account using the name “EL Money,” which contacted him in Russian and Ukrainian. Counterterrorism police said there was no evidence the attacks were directed by Moscow. Lavrynovych and Carpiuc are due to be sentenced Friday.