Judge questions coronavirus case against 'homeless' London man
by Owen Bowcott and agency from on (#53BNR)
Sultan Monsour charged with being outside residence, namely no fixed address'
A judge has questioned the Crown Prosecution Service's decision to charge a man who said he was homeless with allegedly breaching coronavirus regulations by leaving the place where he was living".
The dispute over the legality of emergency powers at Westminster magistrates court on Monday comes amid a CPS review of all charges brought under coronavirus health regulations because of recent errors.
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