What it really sounds like is some official(s) is/are trying to divert attention away from the poor state of building regulations in the country and they are using this guy as a scapegoat.

• 听起来更像是某些政府官员想让老百姓的注意力从学校建筑质量问题上转移开来，他们把这个家伙当成替罪羊。