KUCHING, Nov. 9 -- The Anglican Inter-Faith Commission (AIFC) has called on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to direct the Attorney General's Chambers (AGC) to withdraw its appeal against the Kuala Lumpur High Court's ruling holding the government and police responsible for the enforced disappearances of Pastor Raymond Koh and social activist Amri Che Mat.

Its chairman, The Rt Rev Datuk Danald Jute, described the AGC's intention to appeal as a "betrayal of the spirit of reform, compassion, trust and good governance promised by the Madani government."

"For the AGC to do so is to choose legal technicality over moral accountability.

"It will only go on to show that the government is more concerned with shielding institutional impun...