Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu has been cleared by the Court of Appeal, which overturned her conviction and 10-year sentence over alleged financial crimes at MASLOC.
The Court of Appeal has overturned the conviction and 10-year prison sentence imposed on former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, after finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.
According to a report by Myjoyonline, the appellate court, in a judgment delivered on Thursday, acquitted and discharged Ms Tamakloe-Attionu, bringing an end to the conviction entered against her by the High Court.
The decision followed an appeal challenging both the substance of her conviction and the manner in which her trial and sentencing were conducted in her absence.
Her lawyers had maintained that the charges brought against her were fundamentally defective and that the prosecution had not presented sufficient evidence to establish the alleged offences to the required criminal standard.
Ms Tamakloe-Attionu had returned to Ghana from the United States on June 9, 2026, following her extradition. She was subsequently taken into custody and began serving the 10-year sentence at the Nsawam Medium Security Female Prison on June 24, 2026.
Her case dates back to 2021, when she travelled to the United States with permission from the High Court to undergo medical treatment while proceedings against her were still underway. She did not return to Ghana after leaving the country.
In 2024, the Accra High Court convicted her on several charges, including causing financial loss to the state and stealing, over allegations involving the misappropriation and diversion of public funds during her time as MASLOC chief executive.
The Court of Appeal, however, has now set aside those convictions, concluding that the prosecution did not meet the burden of proving the case beyond reasonable doubt.
The ruling means Ms Tamakloe-Attionu has been cleared of the convictions that resulted in her 10-year prison term.
