The Aporia · Man jailed for Starmer-linked arson attacks is deported

Stanislav Carpiuc, 28, an individual convicted of plotting arson attacks on properties associated with Sir Keir Starmer, has been deported from the UK following his two-year prison sentence. The attacks occurred in May 2025 and targeted a car and two houses linked to Starmer. According to the Home Office, Carpiuc was removed without specifying his destination. A BBC investigation revealed that these acts were part of a broader Russian state-directed campaign involving another convicted individual, Roman Lavrynovych, who received an offer for citizenship and glorification of President Putin in exchange for carrying out further attacks.

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Stanislav Carpiuc, a 28-year-old Romanian national born in Ukraine, has been deported from the UK after being convicted for his involvement in arson attacks targeting properties linked to former Prime Minister Keir Starmer in May 2025. The attacks included setting fire to a car and two houses while Starmer was in office as prime minister. Carpiuc, who received a two-year prison sentence in June, had been plotting the attacks alongside his Ukrainian friend Roman Lavrynovych, who was sentenced to seven years for carrying out the actual arson. According to court testimony, the pair were instructed and promised payment by an anonymous Russian Telegram user known as EL Money, part of what is believed to be a Russian online sabotage network. The Home Office spokesperson emphasized that such acts are "abhorrent" and warned potential perpetrators about severe consequences. While the exact destination of Carpiuc's deportation was not specified, it signals the UK government’s intent to address threats from foreign actors.

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A Home Office spokesperson said: "This was an abhorrent attack and the conviction and imprisonment of these men should send a clear message to anyone blinded by the promise of money from strangers.

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- Published A man who plotted to carry out arson attacks on property connected to Sir Keir Starmer has been deported, the Home Office says. asserted

Office → publish → Starmer

Stanislav Carpiuc, 28, was one of two men convicted over the attacks, which took place in May last year and targeted a car and two houses. uncertain

which → convict → car

The Ukrainian-born Romanian national was sentenced to two years in prison in June. asserted

national → bear → June

The Home Office said he had been removed from the UK, without specifying where he had been sent. asserted

he → say → UK

The BBC revealed the attacks were ordered on behalf of Russia, with an anonymous handler known as EL promising payment to Carpiuc's accomplice, Roman Lavrynovych. asserted

handler → reveal → accomplice

Lavrynovych, a 22-year-old Ukrainian national, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in June. asserted

Lavrynovych → sentence → June

A Home Office spokesperson said: "This was an abhorrent attack and the conviction and imprisonment of these men should send a clear message to anyone blinded by the promise of money from strangers. asserted

conviction → say → strangers

You will be caught and face severe consequences. asserted

You → catch → consequences

"This individual has now been deported from the UK," it added, referring to Carpiuc. asserted

it → deport → Carpiuc

The attacks, which took place while Sir Keir was prime minister, began on 8 May 2025, when a car he had previously owned was found on fire on a street where he used to live in Kentish Town. uncertain

he → take → Town

Three days later, on 11 May, a fire was discovered at flats linked to Sir Keir in nearby Islington. uncertain

fire → discover → Islington

He had lived there years before. asserted

He → live → ?

The next day another fire was discovered at the entrance to Sir Keir's Kentish Town home, which he was renting out to his sister-in-law, Judith Alexander. asserted

he → discover → law

She told the trial of billowing black smoke rising up the stairs while she was in the house with her partner and her daughter. asserted

she → tell → partner

Lavrynovych and Carpiuc were found guilty of conspiring together and "with others" to damage property by fire between 1 April and 13 May 2025. uncertain

Lavrynovych → find → April

A BBC investigation revealed the arson attacks were part of an extensive campaign of sabotage, provocation and lies leading all the way to the Russian state. asserted

attacks → reveal → state

The handler EL, who directed Lavrynovych, offered Russian citizenship in return for other attacks and glorified President Vladimir Putin. asserted

who → direct → Putin

Evidence identified by the BBC suggested EL was a young Russian diplomat. uncertain

EL → identify → BBC

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