Former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, is set to regain her freedom after the Attorney-General withdrew a motion at the Court of Appeal seeking to delay her release.
The withdrawal allowed the court to sign a release warrant following her acquittal on 78 corruption-related charges. The acquittal overturned her earlier 10-year prison sentence.
A-G Moves Stay Application to Supreme Court
Principal State Attorney Hilda Craig withdrew the government’s application for a stay of execution at the Court of Appeal, leading the court to strike out the motion as withdrawn.
The withdrawal does not mean the government has abandoned the case.
The Attorney-General has already filed a notice of appeal at the Supreme Court to challenge the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge Ms Tamakloe-Attionu.
The prosecution has now chosen to pursue the stay application before the Supreme Court instead of the Court of Appeal.
Why the Court Acquitted Her
The release follows a July 2026 judgment by a three-member Court of Appeal panel headed by Justice Emmanuel Ankamah, with Justices Samuel Obeng-Diawuo and Emmanuel Senyo Amedahe as members.
The panel overturned Ms Tamakloe-Attionu’s conviction and 10-year sentence after finding serious problems with the original trial.
The court said the trial judge had repeatedly placed the burden of proving her innocence on her, instead of requiring the prosecution to prove its case. This, the court held, went against the constitutional principle that an accused person is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
The court also found that the prosecution had failed to prove several of the 78 charges beyond reasonable doubt.
With the release warrant now signed, Ms Tamakloe-Attionu is set to leave custody. However, the legal case is not over, as the Attorney-General’s appeal and application to suspend the effect of the acquittal are now before the Supreme Court.
