Jakarta police say Uber illegal service, arrest drivers | Reuters

Jakarta police say Uber illegal service, arrest drivers | Reuters

FP Archives September 14, 2015, 12:12:21 IST

JAKARTA Jakarta police arrested on Monday 30 drivers working for Uber Technologies Inc as the car-hailing service is not leagl in the city, a police spokesman said on Monday. Uber and its drivers do not meet the formal requirements to operate as a public transportation service, Jakarta police spokesman told Reuters on Monday. In a statement, Uber said it would take the issue up with the city’s governor

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Jakarta police say Uber illegal service, arrest drivers
| Reuters

JAKARTA Jakarta police arrested on Monday 30 drivers working for Uber Technologies Inc as the car-hailing service is not leagl in the city, a police spokesman said on Monday.

Uber and its drivers do not meet the formal requirements to operate as a public transportation service, Jakarta police spokesman told Reuters on Monday.

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In a statement, Uber said it would take the issue up with the city’s governor.

(Reporting by Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by Miral Fahmy)

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