(ECNS) -- Some 8,000 drivers suspended from using the taxi-hailing app Didi Dache have been promised their deposits back amid an intensive background check.
In a text message sent to many Shenzhen-based drivers, the company said: "You have violated the red line of service and we now suspend our cooperation with you."
A 24-year-old woman in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province was robbed and then killed by a Didi Dache driver on May 3, promoting the company to suspend some 8,000 drivers using the platform.
A spokesperson for Didi Dache said the suspended drivers could still withdraw deposits from its system, but they would need to re-verify their qualifications if they wanted to continue as drivers.
A March inspection by Shenzhen police found that 1,425 drivers for five major car-hailing apps - including Didi Dache and Uber - had histories of drug crimes, while 1,661 had major criminal records, Xinhua News Agency reported.
