A court in the UK will convict two of the conspiracy to target the PM led by the mysterious Russian | Court Affairs

Unconfirmed reports say the attack was part of a campaign to destroy and destroy information run by Russian intelligence agencies.

A British court has found two men guilty of threatening to burn property and a car linked to the Prime Minister. Keir Starmer.

On Monday, a jury in London found Ukrainian citizen Roman Lavrynovych, 22, and Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 27, guilty of the arson attack. The decision was made following a trial that took place over several months in the British capital.

The raids took place over five days in May last year and targeted the home Starmer left when he became prime minister in 2024. The home he owned was also raided, along with a car that once belonged to him.

Although government officials said they had no evidence that the attacks were sponsored by a terrorist state, an unsubstantiated report released the same day said the attacks were part of a campaign to destroy and destroy information run by Russian intelligence agencies.

Lavrynovych was also charged with two counts of vandalism and arson and reckless endangerment.

A third man, Petro Pochynok, 35, was acquitted of arson.

‘Money’

Prosecutors told the court that Lavrynovych was ordered by a Russian-speaking man in May last year to carry out the attacks in return for $4,000 in cryptocurrency. He said the man used the name ‘El Money’ and contacted Lavrynovych via telegram.

No evidence was provided to suggest that ‘El Money’ represents a terrorist organization, but Counter Terrorism Policing London said the online agent wanted to cause “chaos” in the UK.

“There is no evidence that they know who they want to target, and that is the Prime Minister,” said Helen Flanagan, head of Counter Terrorism Policing London.

The two men are scheduled to be sentenced on Friday.

Flanagan added that “it is clear that the intention of the internet user was to create fear, for the victim and the Prime Minister, and to cause uncertainty, chaos, in the UK”.

El Money, who has never been identified or charged, requested a video of the incident, which could be shared online for public viewing.

On Monday afternoon, the BBC said that its investigation had found that the attack was part of a “massive campaign of destruction, incitement and propaganda directed at Russia”.

A British journalist named El Money as a 23-year-old Russian diplomat named Evgeny Lyukshin, who he said was “close to the highest powers in Moscow”.

Al Jazeera could not confirm the report.

The Russian ambassador told the BBC: “We reject any attempt to cooperate with Russia or its foreign ministry in illegal activities,” adding that Russia “does not threaten the United Kingdom or its people and has no hostile intentions towards Britain”.