A Ukrainian man appeared on Friday in London court, accused of having launched fires on two properties and a car linked to the British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
Roman Lavrynovych, 21, of Sydenham, in southeast London, was charged Thursday with three criminal fire leaders “with intention of endangering life” following fires in northern London.
Wearing a gray tracksuit, Mr. Lavrynovych, who was arrested on Tuesday, only spoke briefly and via an interpreter on Friday to confirm his name, address and date of birth.
Sarah Przybylska, the lawyer for the prosecution, told the hearing at the Westminster Court of First Instance that “the car and the two properties were linked to the Prime Minister”. She added that at this stage, “the alleged offense is unexplained.”
Mr. Lavrynovych will be held to a hearing at the London Central Criminal Court, known as Old Bailey on June 6.
One of the fires broke out on Monday morning outside the door of Mr. Starmer’s home in the Kentish Town district, where he and his family lived until last year when they moved to the official residence at 10 Downing Street.
Another fire broke out the day before in a property in the Islington region, while the third episode involved car fire in the city of Kentish on May 8.
The BBC reported that Mr. Starmer had lived in the property of Islington in the 1990s and that the car belonged to him before being sold to a neighbor. No one was injured in fires, but the door of the house of the city of Kentish, currently rented, was damaged.
The terrorism fighting police conducted the investigation due to the links with a high -level public figure.
