Duo in cabbie protest released


Show of support: Taxi drivers gathering in front of the Northeast district police headquarters to show solidarity with the two taxi drivers who were arrested on Sunday. The court has ordered for the two to be released. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: Two taxi drivers, detained for their alleged fracas with some ride-sharing car drivers, were freed when the magistrate’s court here turned down the police application for a four-day remand order.

S. Gobinathan, 36, and Shafeeq Mohamed Rafique, 30, were released at about 3.30pm to the cheers of some 70 colleagues who had gathered at the courthouse in Lebuh Light since morning to show support.

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