The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice has directed the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) to file a notice of appeal at the Supreme Court against the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit and discharge the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Ms Sedina Christine Tamakloe-Attionu.
The Attorney-General has also instructed the DPP to apply for a stay of execution of the Court of Appeal's judgment pending the hearing and determination of the appeal.
A statement issued by the Office of the Attorney-General and Ministry of Justice and shared by the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, on July 30, 2026, said the decision to appeal followed the Court of Appeal's ruling earlier on Thursday, which set aside Ms Tamakloe-Attionu's conviction and 10-year prison sentence.
Ms Tamakloe-Attionu, who served as MASLOC Chief Executive Officer from 2013 to 2017, was prosecuted on 78 counts, including conspiracy to steal, stealing, conspiracy to cause financial loss to the state, causing financial loss to the state, causing loss to public property, improper payment of public funds, unauthorised commitments resulting in financial obligations to the government, money laundering and breaches of the Public Procurement Act.
She was tried and convicted in absentia by the High Court, Financial Division 2, presided over by Justice Afia Serwaa Asare-Botwe, sitting as an additional High Court judge, and sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment.
In a unanimous decision delivered on Thursday (July 30, 2026) the Court of Appeal quashed the conviction and sentence after ruling that the prosecution had failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt.
In its 94-page judgment, the appellate court held that the trial judge had lost sight of the presumption of innocence. It also faulted aspects of the prosecution's conduct of the case.
According to the Attorney-General's statement, the Republic had opposed the appeal by filing written submissions, arguing that it lacked merit and should be dismissed.
"The Attorney-General remains committed to due process and is confident that the Republic's appeal before the Supreme Court will succeed," the statement said.
