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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bryony Gooch

Man deported for role in arson plot targeting Keir Starmer

  • Romanian national Stanislav Carpiuc has been deported from the UK and given a re-entry ban for his role in an arson plot targeting Sir Keir Starmer .
  • Carpiuc was jailed for two years after acting as the money man to help convert cryptocurrency promised by an anonymous Russian-speaking Telegram user.
  • His friend, Roman Lavrynovych, received a seven-year sentence for setting fire to a vehicle formerly owned by Sir Keir and two properties linked to him.
  • The fires targeted the prime minister's former Kentish Town home while occupied by his sister-in-law, as well as an Islington property managed by a connected company.
  • The Home Office confirmed Carpiuc's deportation, stating that foreign national offenders who carry out such attacks will face severe consequences.

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