ZAMBOANGA CITY: A group of war refugees falsely accused as Moro rebels, and tortured and detained by security forces have filed charges against their captors in the southern Philippines.

The Mindanao Human Rights Action Center (MinHRAC) said that eight Moro villagers filed counter-charges against soldiers and policemen who arrested them on June 23 in the village of Kulasi in General Salipada Pendatun town in Maguindanao province.

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