The two most senior Uber executives in France are in police custody¹ following complaints that they were conspiring² to organise³ illegal work, just days after thousands of taxi drivers took to the streets to protest against the US group.

Uber在法国的两名职位最高的高管昨日被警方拘留，他们被人指控合谋组织非法运营，就在几天前，数千名出租车司机上街示威，抗议这家美国公司。

Uber confirmed that Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, its general manager in western Europe, and Thibaud Simphal, head of the company’s operations in the country, were detained by police in relation to a complaint filed late last year by one of the country’s taxi unions.

ber证实，该公司负责西欧业务的总经理皮埃尔-迪米特里•戈尔-科蒂(Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty)以及该公司在法国的业务主管蒂博•桑法尔(Thibaud Simphal)因去年底法国某出租车工会提起的投诉被警方拘留。

Two people close to the matter said that the pair could be held for up to 48 hours, and added that the complaint related to the company’s UberPop service, which allows users to arrange rides with private cars.

Uber两名知情人士称，二人可能被拘留最长48小时。他们补充称，指控与Uber在法国的UberPop服务有关，通过这项服务，用户可以选择私家车出行。