Uber assured that it has not recorded any trip with the characteristics of a complaint of an American tourist, who complained to PSP to have been kidnapped by a driver of that platform and starting in Almada.
A woman Americanon vacation in Portugal, accused the driver of a car at the service of the platform Uber of having kidnapped In Lisbon, at dawn on Thursday and only released it in Almada.
Source of the PSP Setúbal District Command told Lusa agency that the victim claims that, after leaving two friends in a hotel unit in downtown Lisbon, he intended to travel to another hotel, also in the capital, but that the Driver forced her to go to the southern bank of the Tagus.
According to the victim’s report to the PSP, the driver began to behave strangely and with aggressive driving from the moment he was alone in the car, having transported her against her will to the southern border of the Tagus, however, to allow it to allow Abandon the car on Eduardo Viana Street, in Almada, in the district of Setúbal.
The PSP also says that the woman was panicked when she realized she was being transported to an unknown place, but, despite the driver’s unexpected behavior, There will be no attempt to aggression or violation.
Uber has no record of the trip
A Uber assured that he had no registration of any trip with the characteristics from the complaint that the American tourist filed the PSP.
In a note sent to Lusa, Uber states that “it was not contacted by the authorities in relation to the reported case” and ensures that “There are no records of any trip with the characteristics reported in the news, nor did it receive any contact on this theme through the application or support to the customer”.
“Uber has always collaborated promptly in any investigation and has a highly differentiated response to the level of incident resolution and relationship with the authorities,” reads the answer.
The platform also claims to have “a public security team, made up of former authority agents and experts, who establish and maintain partnerships with local authorities and work closely with them”, available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
