Man jailed for Starmer-linked arson attacks is deported
Stanislav Carpiuc, a Romanian national convicted for his role in arson attacks against properties linked to former UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, has been deported from the UK. The attacks were orchestrated on behalf of Russian interests, with Carpiuc's accomplice receiving a seven-year prison sentence.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the intersection of foreign-backed sabotage and domestic political security in the UK.
Image source, Metropolitan Police via Press Association Image caption, Stanislav Carpiuc was convicted over attacks against the former prime minister
A man who plotted to carry out arson attacks on property connected to Sir Keir Starmer has been deported, the Home Office says.
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.
The Ukrainian-born Romanian national was sentenced to two years in prison in June. The Home Office said he had been removed from the UK, without specifying where he had been sent.
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.
Lavrynovych, a 22-year-old Ukrainian national, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in June.
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