I can tell you Sedina Tamakloe has not been released; she’s still in custody despite acquittal — Kwakye Ofosu

Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has stated that former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, remains in prison custody despite the Court of Appeal's decision to acquit and discharge her.

His comments come after Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie 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 of the judgment.

The application is scheduled to be heard on August 16.

Speaking in an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One TV's Face to Face on Tuesday, August 4, Mr Kwakye Ofosu dismissed claims that Sedina Tamakloe had not been in prison custody since returning to Ghana.

“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 said.

The Government Communications Minister further disclosed that the former MASLOC Chief Executive has not been released despite the appellate court's ruling.

“I can tell you Sedina has not been released; she’s still in custody,” he stressed.

The Attorney-General is seeking a stay of execution of the Court of Appeal's judgment pending further legal proceedings, with the matter expected to be determined during the court's vacation sitting on August 16.