The Attorney-General has directed the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to file an appeal at the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal’s decision acquitting and discharging former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu. The Attorney-General has also instructed the DPP to file an application for a stay of execution of the judgment pending the final determination of the appeal.
The move follows the Court of Appeal’s decision to overturn Ms. Tamakloe-Attionu’s earlier conviction and 10-year prison sentence. In a judgment delivered on Thursday, the appellate court held that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, setting aside the convictions entered against her by the High Court. The ruling followed an appeal by the former MASLOC Chief Executive, whose lawyers argued that the charges were fundamentally defective and that the prosecution had failed to establish the offences to the required criminal standard.
Ms. Tamakloe-Attionu had travelled to the United States in 2021 with the permission of the High Court to seek medical treatment while her trial was ongoing but failed to return, leading to her trial and conviction in absentia in 2024 on multiple charges, including causing financial loss to the state and stealing. She was extradited to Ghana on June 9, 2026, and began serving her 10-year prison sentence at the Nsawam Medium Security Female Prison on June 24, 2026, before the Court of Appeal overturned her conviction.
In a statement, the Attorney-General’s Office said Ms. Tamakloe-Attionu was originally charged with 78 counts of offences, including conspiracy to steal, stealing, conspiracy to cause financial loss to the state, causing financial loss to the state, causing loss to state property, improper payment of public funds, unauthorised commitment resulting in financial obligation to the government, money laundering and breaches of the Public Procurement Act. It noted that the Republic had opposed the appeal by filing written submissions, contending that the appeal lacked merit and should be dismissed.
The Attorney-General said the decision to appeal underscores the government’s commitment to the rule of law and due process. The Office expressed confidence that the Supreme Court will overturn the Court of Appeal’s ruling and reaffirm the earlier conviction.
Story by Freedom Etsey Lavoe
