A release warrant has been signed for former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu, following the Attorney-General’s withdrawal of an application seeking to prevent her release.
The Attorney-General withdrew the application on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, paving the way for the Court of Appeal to issue the release warrant.
Principal State Attorney Hilda Craig informed the court of the withdrawal of the application for a stay of execution.
The motion was subsequently struck out as withdrawn.
The State has, however, filed a fresh application for a stay of execution at the Supreme Court as it pursues an appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge Mrs Tamakloe-Attionu.
In July 2026, a three-member panel of the Court of Appeal quashed her conviction and 10-year prison sentence imposed over 78 corruption-related charges.
The panel, presided over by Justice Emmanuel Ankamah, with Justices Samuel Obeng-Diawuo and Emmanuel Senyo Amedahe concurring, held that the trial judge had improperly shifted the burden of proof onto Mrs Tamakloe-Attionu, contrary to the constitutional presumption of innocence.
The court also found that the prosecution had failed to establish several of the charges against her beyond reasonable doubt.
Following the judgment, the Attorney-General filed a notice of appeal at the Supreme Court, expressing dissatisfaction with the decision to acquit and discharge the former MASLOC boss.
The State subsequently sought a stay of execution at the Court of Appeal to prevent the acquittal from taking effect pending the determination of its appeal.
That application was withdrawn on Wednesday, with the State opting to pursue the stay application before the Supreme Court instead.
