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Tangled Blame in Quake Deaths
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Zhi Shuping, deputy director of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, said at a news conference in Beijing last week that "severe punishment" awaited anyone found responsible for a school's collapse.
But finding responsible parties does not appear to be the first priority.
Chen Hong Gui, deputy chief secretary of the Sichuan provincial government, was named in a Chinese media report as leading one of two teams investigating building quality. But when contacted Sunday, Chen declined to comment except to say that he wanted to clarify that the team's purpose was not to investigate building quality but "to lay the foundation for rebuilding those schools."
Yan, the Xinjian parent, said he and other parents "believe the government will give us justice."
"But if not, we'll fight for justice in our own ways, which will be reasonable and legal," Yan said. "What we are demanding now is justice to calm down the aftershocks in the hearts of parents."
Researchers Liu Songjie and Liu Liu contributed to this report.
