Six years after the death of 21-year-old Chinese foreign student Amanda Zhao, her parents returned to Vancouver yesterday where they made a tearful plea for Canada to help bring her accused killer to justice.
Baoying Yang and Zisheng Zhao will meet with RCMP Chief Superintendent Richard Bent tomorrow and Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson on Friday, as part of their visit arranged by the B.C. NDP.
“We hope the result of the meetings will bring justice to our daughter’s case,” Zhao said through an interpreter. “I want to see the accused brought to justice within my lifetime.”
Amanda’s body was found in a suitcase around Stave Lake near Chilliwack on October 2002.
Her boyfriend, Ang Li, also a student from China, was accused of the murder by his cousin, Zhan Han. Han admitted in court he helped Li dispose of Amanda’s body. He was later released due to lack of evidence.
Li, who had moved to China, was questioned by Chinese police and released.
The parents blame Canadian officials for not releasing evidence to Chinese officials.
“The provincial and federal governments lay responsibility on each other. That is why there has not been progress,” Zhao said.
