A FOURTH man has been arrested as part of an investigation into a series of fires at properties linked to Sir Keir Starmer in North London.
Cops say a 48-year-old man was detained today at London Stansted Airport following the suspected arson attacks last month in Kentish Town and Islington.
PAA forensics officer after a fire in Kentish Town, north London, last month[/caption]
PAA 4×4 was also allegedly set alight[/caption]
EPAThe properties are all linked to Sir Keir Starmer[/caption]
The suspect – who has not been named – was initially stopped by officers under schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, 2000, before being arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.
The arrest is connected to an investigation into a fire involving the PM’s former Toyota Rav4 on May 8, a property where he once lived on May 11, and his family’s former house on May 12.
The man has been taken to a London police station, where he currently remains in police custody.
Police have already charged Roman Lavrynovych, 21, a Ukrainian national, with three counts of arson with intent to endanger life; Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, a Romanian national, with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life; Petro Pochynok, 34, a Ukrainian national, with conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life.
The three men have been remanded in custody to next appear at the Old Bailey on Friday, (June 6).
Carpiuc and Lavrynovych, also a roofer, both advertised themselves as male models online.
On website StarNow.com, Carpiuc said he wanted to be the “top male model in the world”.
Last month, police raided a two-bed North London flat said to have been previously shared by Pochynok and Carpiuc, and his dad and brother until about six months ago.
Pochynok is said to have last visited the property three weeks ago.
Six officers were seen carrying evidence bags out after spending about four hours inside.
Carpiuc was arrested on Saturday at Luton Airport as he prepared to catch a Wizz Air flight to Romania.
He studied business at Canterbury Christ Church University in Kent, and is awaiting his results.
The investigation is being led by officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command due to the fires all having connections to a high-profile public figure.
Officials probing whether the three men charged with arson or conspiring to commit arson were recruited by the Kremlin, according to senior Whitehall figures.
This is just one of many lines of investigation being explored.
Talks are ongoing on how to respond if this proves to be the case, they told the Financial Times.
Even if there are found to be Russian links that does not mean the suspects were aware of any Kremlin involvement.
Cops have already said they suspect the trio of suspects could be part of a wider community.
However, they are keeping an open mind about motive.
Anyone with information that could assist the investigation should call police on 101 quoting CAD 441/12 May. Enquiries remain ongoing.
Petro Pochynok is the third man to appear in court charged over an alleged plot to torch two homes and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer
Pixel8000Model Roman Lavrynovych, 21, of Sydenham, has also been charged[/caption]
Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, is also charged with plotting arsons between April 17 and May 13 Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
