Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a private legal practitioner, has advised lawyers of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, to immediately file a habeas corpus.
According to Barker-Vormawor, lawyers for Sedina Tamakloe must file a habeas corpus application to secure her release.
The private legal practitioner argued that the state has no basis to continue holding Mrs Tamakloe-Attionu following her acquittal and discharge.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 11, Sedina Tamakloe argued, “I hear the AG’s have withdrawn their stay of execution before the Court of Appeal in the Sedina matter and filed it in the Supreme Court. As a result, they have been given 13th October as a date for the hearing.
I am disappointed.
The Republic has no reason and basis to keep holding on to Sedina. Release the woman. If we need a scapegoat, the people who did the shoddy job are still at the AG’s department. Focus on them. The DPP must accept responsibility and resign for the absolutely terrible job done!
Her lawyers must file a Habeas Corpus immediately. Something I wish they had done earlier.
I see no reason why Sedina should become some cause célèbre because the Attorney-General is refusing to accept that his predecessor and team did a terrible prosecution.
Let her go. The way forward now is to recover our money for us. Use the civil processes.
Else, Democracy Hub (Ghfixthecountry) will definitely sue her and Obantaanpa for the GHs 500,000, the whereabouts of which we still don’t know.
Shalom”.
His comments follow the Court of Appeal has struck out an application filed by the Attorney-General seeking a stay of execution of its decision acquitting and discharging former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu.
On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the state informed the court that it had filed a notice withdrawing the application on August 10.
The state withdrawal was announced as the court was scheduled to deliver its ruling on the application, which had been adjourned after the panel heard arguments from both sides.
Hilda Craig, led by Winifred Sarpong, Counsel for the Republic, confirmed the State’s decision to withdraw the application.
Counsel for Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, Sidney Antonio, acknowledged receipt of the notice but contended that the State should have obtained the court’s leave before withdrawing the application.
The Court of Appeal noted the concern but observed that the respondent did not oppose the withdrawal.
It subsequently struck out the application as withdrawn.
However, the State has filed an appeal at the Supreme Court following the withdrawal of the earlier application.
Sedina Tamakloe is now expected to walk free from custody.
Speaking to the media after proceedings, counsel for Mrs Tamakloe-Attionu, Sidney Antonio, stated, “Today’s date was given by the court for the court to deliver its ruling, and we were just served yesterday with a notice of withdrawal. We believe the proper thing should have been for the Attorney-General to have sought leave of the court before going ahead and withdrawing because today’s business was for delivering the ruling and that should have gone on today”.
“We have not been served formally with any such motion, but as you have heard, we have also heard about it,” he said.
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