Three Ukrainians are in court today charged with an arson attack on Sir Keir Starmer’s home, and the absence of terror charges suggests the attack was of a personal nature. But the media are oddly silent. The Canary has more.

The UK ‘mainstream’ media are stubbornly silent today on the commencement of the trial of three men in court for arson attacks on property belonging to Sir Keir Starmer. The trial of Ukrainians Roman Lavrynovych, 21, and Petro Pochynok, 34, along with Ukrainian-Romanian Stanislav Carpiuc, 26, started at the Central Criminal Court in London. All have pleaded not guilty. The jury was sworn in. Yet it was met by deafening nothingness from the state-corporate press and broadcasters.

The court has not imposed any special reporting restrictions beyond the usual that apply to any criminal case. There is no ‘DSMA‘ (formerly D-notice) Government restriction on reporting that the Canary is aware of. Even if there were, it would not be binding and amounts to no more than a Government request – one that is supposed to be listed on the DSMA website. Yet no ‘MSM’ are touching it, at least yet.

Lavrynovych faces three separate charges of arson with intent to endanger life. Pochynok and Carpiuc face one count each of conspiracy to commit arson with intent to endanger life. All targeted Starmer.

Yet the media have hardly mentioned the case and have asked none of the obvious questions. Why would the three target Starmer? Why are they all Ukrainian? Is there an intelligence connection? Is there a connection to UK involvement in the Ukraine-Russia war? Why are most of the ‘MSM’ refusing to touch the case?

What’s important to note is the context for the case. The CPS has not charged the three under counter-terror laws – therefore, indicating that the alleged crimes were not over Starmer’s politics, or that of the Government, but of a personal nature to the PM or his family.

Overall, objection that the silence is respecting the presumption of innocence or protecting the right to a fair trial falls down in an instant. All that is needed to show that nonsense up is a glance at the headlines regarding trials and the extent of press attendance at the trials to provide hour-by-hour coverage for the curious.

Worth reading in full.

Stop Press: The mainstream media may be AWOL, but VoxPopuli is reporting from the court.