ZAMBOANGA CITY: Two Mindanao-based human rights groups appealed to incoming president Rodrigo Duterte to include all Muslim prisoners who were falsely accused of terrorism after he announced his plans to grant amnesty to political prisoners.

Suara Bangsamoro and Kawagib Moro Human Rights said most of those being held in prisons were victims of military crackdowns conducted since 2001 against innocent Muslims accused as Abu Sayyaf members.

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