JAKARTA: At least 100 Gaspermindo taxi drivers thronged the City Council building on Wednesday, complaining about a lack of transparency in the taxi company's management.

"We are demanding that the management resign for the lack of transparency in managing the company. We held a meeting today but were forced to disperse," the drivers' spokesman, Jose Rizal, told reporters.

The company is reportedly owned by Muslim activists Eggy Sudjana and Jumhur Hidayat, who allegedly often compel the drivers to join their street rallies.

The drivers complained that the company had increased the price for a KIA sedan taxi from Rp 75 million (US$7,500) to Rp 83 million.

Four drivers, including Jose Rizal, were suspended by the company for questioning the increase in the taxi prices.--JP