A group of 1,152 women traders and NDC organisers has demanded the release of former MASLOC boss Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu from prison following her acquittal by the Court of Appeals.
Reports suggest the NDC women called on the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, to release her in a petition dated August 3, 2026
According to reports, the women have petitioned the Attorney General to allow Tamakloe-Attionu to leave the Nsawam Prison after the court acquitted and discharged her.
They argued that keeping Sedina behind bars after the appellate court cleared her is unfair.
The petitioners reasoned that the planned legal action should not result in Sedina remaining in prison while the state pursues its case.
Parts of the petition stated, “A stay of execution means that Madam Sedina will stay at Nsawam until the Supreme Court decides the appeal, whether in a year, two years or three years’ time”.
“In our humble view, you can go to the Supreme Court for their interpretation or their perspective on the case, but why would you try to keep Madam Sedina at Nsawam Prison for the duration of the upcoming appeal when the Court of Appeal has declared her innocent?” they asked.
It will be recalled that the Appeal Court has adjourned indefinitely without delivering a ruling on the State’s application for a stay of execution following the court acquittal of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu.
Sophia Rosetta Bernasko-Essah, who presided, Justice Dr Ernest Owusu-Dapaa and Justice Ayitey Armah-Tetteh, the three-member panel who heard the arguments, retired approximately two hours later and returned to the courtroom, revealing that they were unable to reach a decision on the application.
The Court of Appeal consequently adjourned the matter indefinitely without indicating when it would reconvene.
The development follows Dr Dominic Ayine, the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, who filed an urgent application at the Court of Appeal seeking a stay of execution of the judgment that acquitted and discharged Sedina Tamakloe Attionu.
On Thursday, July 30, the Attorney-General’s application was filed after the Court of Appeal unanimously overturned Attionu’s conviction and 10-year prison sentence.
Dr Dominic Ayine is asking the Court of Appeal to suspend the effect of its judgment until the Supreme Court determines the state’s appeal.
Meanwhile, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, the Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, has revealed that former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, remains in prison custody despite her acquittal by the Court of Appeal.
According to Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Sedina Tamakloe has remained in lawful custody since returning to Ghana.
He explained that Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu has not yet been released because the Attorney-General has filed an application for a stay of execution.
Speaking in an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on Tuesday, August 4, Kwakye Ofosu stated, “For the avoidance of doubt. The day that Sedina landed in Ghana till the Court of Appeal made its pronouncements, she has always been in prison custody. So, the claims that she was home and was not kept by Prison authorities are blatantly false…Should we publish pictures or show videos before you believe that she was in prison?”
He further stated, “I can tell you Sedina has not been released; she’s still in custody.”
Reports suggest the Chief Justice has granted permission for the Court of Appeal to sit during the legal vacation to hear the Attorney-General’s application for a stay of execution, with the hearing scheduled for August 16.
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