Gardaí withdraw PUP theft charges against man in Cork

A number of legal challenges regarding the stopping of the €350 PUP have been heard in the High Court this year

Khurram Cheema had faced a total of 20 charges of PUP theft, with the charges having been levelled against him in Bandon District Court last March and April. File photo: Larry Cummins

Gardaí have withdrawn all charges against a man of alleged theft of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment after hearing the matter may have gone to judicial review.

Khurram Cheema had faced a total of 20 charges of PUP theft, with the charges having been levelled against him in Bandon District Court last March and April.