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Man tells court he was threatened into setting fire to car linked to Starmer

Man tells court he was threatened into setting fire to car linked to Starmer

Summary

A Ukrainian man admitted in a London court that he set fire to a car once owned by UK Labour leader Keir Starmer after being threatened by a man called "El Money." The man said he was paid £3,000 and felt forced to do it because of threats to his and his family's safety.

Key Facts

  • Roman Lavrynovych, 22, admitted to burning a car linked to Keir Starmer in May last year.
  • He said he was paid £3,000 in cryptocurrency by a man named "El Money."
  • Lavrynovych claimed El Money threatened him and his family to force him into doing the arson.
  • The burned car was a Toyota Rav4 that Starmer previously owned.
  • Lavrynovych also spoke about other crimes for El Money, like graffiti on an Islamic community center.
  • Two others, Stanislav Carpiuc and Petro Pochynok, are charged with related attacks.
  • The accused deny conspiracy to damage property by fire and other charges connected to the case.
  • The trial is ongoing at London's Old Bailey court.
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