HK condemns new proposed sanctions on Sec Justice + 15 prosecutors

[shri]

Hong Kong has "strongly condemned" a US rights agency for "intimidating" Hong Kong prosecutors after it called for Washington and the international community to impose sanctions against new Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok and 15 public prosecutors for "political prosecution" of activists.

The commission's report also named 15 prosecutors responsible for handling national security law and protest-related charges. They include director of public prosecution Maggie Yang Mei-kei and acting deputy director of public prosecution of the special duties team Anthony Chau Tin-hang.

The others are Laura Ng Shuk-kuen, William Siu Kai-yip, Andy Lo Tin-wai, Ivan Cheung Cheuk-kan, Alice Chan Shook-man, Crystal Chan Wing-sum, Cherry Chong Man-yan, Derek Lai Kim-wah, Wilson Lam Yi Yeung, Edward Lau Wan-cheung, Vincent Lee Ting-wai, Karen Ng Ka-yuet and Jennifer Tsui Sin-chi.

https://www.thestandard.com.hk/secti...ion/11/243642/

[HSY]

Quotation mark usage - E.g. my understanding of how they work is - in the article where it says The commission, an independent agency of the US government, said "the number of political prosecutions and arbitrar..." - the "" is because it's quoting exactly what the commission said? What about the quotation marks around "strongly condemned" and "intimidating"...