The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Akuritinga Ayine, has filed a motion at the Court of Appeal seeking a stay of execution of the judgment that acquitted and discharged former MASLOC CEO Christine Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu.

The application, filed on Thursday, July 30, 2026, seeks to suspend the effect of the Court of Appeal’s decision while the Attorney General prepares to challenge the judgment at the Supreme Court.

According to the court documents, the Attorney General is asking the Court of Appeal to grant a stay of execution pending the determination of the intended appeal before Ghana’s apex court.

The move follows the Court of Appeal’s decision to overturn Tamakloe-Attionu’s conviction after finding that the prosecution had failed to present sufficient evidence to prove the charges against her beyond a reasonable doubt.

The appellate court acquitted and discharged the former MASLOC boss after concluding that the evidence presented before the trial court did not sufficiently establish the alleged offences for which she had been convicted.

Tamakloe-Attionu had earlier been sentenced to 10 years in prison by the High Court after being found guilty of offences including stealing, causing financial loss to the state, money laundering, and breaches of procurement laws during her tenure as Chief Executive Officer of MASLOC.

Further details of the grounds for the Attorney General’s intended appeal are expected as the matter progresses.



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