Argentine judge orders Uber app to shut down as prosecutor asks for local execs to be jailed

Record ID: 166452

  • Title: Argentine judge orders Uber app to shut down as prosecutor asks for local execs to be jailed
  • Date: 30th January 2017
  • Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (FILE) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF TAXI DRIVERS HANDING OUT ANTI-UBER SIGNS TO BE PUT IN TAXIS SIGN ON TAXI THAT SAYS 'UBER DOES NOT OBEY THE COURT ORDER, IT VIOLATES THE NATIONAL CONSTITUTION! WE TAXI DRIVERS CANNOT ALLOW THIS!' VARIOUS OF TAXI DRIVERS PROTESTING AGAINST UBER WITH POSTERS THAT READ 'GET OUT UBER' TAXIS WITH SIGNS SAYING 'GET OUT UBER' VARIOUS OF TAXI DRIVERS LIGHTING ANTI-UBER POSTERS ON FIRE VARIOUS OF TAXI DRIVERS CHANTING THAT IF THEY SEE AN UBER, THEY WILL SET IT ON FIRE
  • Embargoed: 13th February 2017 18:27
  • Keywords: Argentine prosecutor Uber Technologies Maria Fernanda Botana mobile network
  • Location: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
  • City: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA002619XOOZ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: An Argentine prosecutor asked a judge to jail local executives of ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc on Monday (January 30) and a court ordered the company's mobile application to be shut down.
    In April of last year a Buenos Aires court ruled that the company was not allowed to operate in the country.
    "Uber executives never ceased in their infringements and have continued to completely ignore judicial orders, continuing the illegal activity," said a statement posted on the city's prosecutors' website.
    Local judge Maria Fernanda Botana ordered that the company's mobile network be shut down countrywide, the statement said.
    The company did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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