Source: Africa Publicity
The Attorney-General, Dominic Ayine, had raised concerns that key exhibits presented by the prosecution during the trial of former MASLOC Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, were missing from the record of appeal before the Court of Appeal acquitted and discharged her.
In written submissions filed on April 1, 2026, the Attorney-General’s Department informed the appellate court that the record before it did not contain any of the exhibits tendered by the prosecution during the original trial.
The State indicated that the documents available in the record were only some of the materials disclosed to the defence before the commencement of proceedings.
The Attorney-General argued that although the appeal record was incomplete, the State proceeded with its submissions based on prosecution notes because it only became aware of the appeal after the Court of Appeal had already directed parties to file their written arguments.
The State maintained that the absence of the prosecution exhibits was a significant issue, as the materials tendered at trial did not form part of the record before the Court of Appeal.
It said only disclosure documents were available, rather than the full set of exhibits relied upon during the prosecution of the case.
The Court of Appeal, however, on Thursday acquitted and discharged Ms Tamakloe Attionu after overturning her conviction and 10-year prison sentence, ruling that the prosecution failed to prove the charges against her beyond reasonable doubt. The Attorney-General has since indicated that the State will appeal the decision at the Supreme Court.
