The Attorney-General has reportedly filed a fresh stay application at the Supreme Court against the acquittal and discharge of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Christine Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu.
The latest move comes shortly after the Attorney-General withdrew its earlier application at the Court of Appeal seeking to stay the execution of the appellate court’s decision acquitting and discharging the former MASLOC boss.
The reported filing at the Supreme Court marks a new legal step by the State in its attempt to preserve the effect of the Court of Appeal’s decision pending a challenge before Ghana’s apex court.
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During proceedings on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, State attorneys informed the Court of Appeal that the Republic no longer wished to pursue its stay application.
The State told the court that it had filed a notice of withdrawal on August 10, 2026.
The three-member panel, comprising Justices Sophia Rosetta Bernasko-Essah, Dr Ernest Owusu-Dapaa and Ayitey Armah-Tetteh, subsequently struck out the application as withdrawn.
The development came after the Attorney-General had initially filed the stay application on July 30, 2026, seeking to suspend the effect of the Court of Appeal’s judgment acquitting and discharging Tamakloe-Attionu.
The State had indicated its intention to challenge the acquittal at the Supreme Court.
With the Court of Appeal application now withdrawn, the Attorney-General has reportedly moved directly to the Supreme Court with a fresh stay application.
The reported application seeks to prevent the acquittal from taking effect while the State pursues its intended appeal against the Court of Appeal’s decision.
The latest development could determine whether the State succeeds in maintaining restrictions against Tamakloe-Attionu while the Supreme Court considers the substantive appeal.
The fresh legal action follows the Court of Appeal’s landmark decision on July 30, 2026, to overturn Tamakloe-Attionu’s conviction and sentence.
The appellate court unanimously acquitted and discharged the former MASLOC CEO after finding that the prosecution had failed to establish the charges against her beyond reasonable doubt.
The decision effectively quashed the 10-year prison sentence imposed on her by the High Court.
Tamakloe-Attionu had been convicted of offences including stealing, causing financial loss to the state, money laundering and breaches of procurement laws arising from her tenure as MASLOC CEO.
She was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment after the High Court found her guilty.
Her case has attracted significant public attention, particularly after she was arrested in the United States and extradited to Ghana to face the outstanding conviction.
The reported fresh stay application adds another significant chapter to the long-running MASLOC case.
While the Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged Tamakloe-Attionu, the Attorney-General’s reported move to the Supreme Court signals that the State remains determined to challenge the appellate court’s decision.
The Supreme Court will now be the focus of the next stage of the legal battle, with the outcome potentially determining the final fate of the former MASLOC chief executive.