South Korea just charged Uber CEO Travis Kalanick with operating an ‘illegal’ taxi service
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick and nearly 30 other Uber employees have been charged on suspicion of operating illegal taxi services in South Korea, the country’s Yonhap News Agency reports.
Korean police announced the move on Tuesday, and say that if Uber continues doing business in the same way, officials will seek an arrest warrant against Kalanick.
Korean authorities yesterday charged Kalanick, as well as the head of Uber Korea, which Yonhap names only by his last name, Kang, and 27 others associated with the car booking app. They are suspected of connecting passengers with drivers through the Uber app without a license, according to Korean media. Employees and drivers are believed to be among those charged.
