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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