A three-member panel of justices of the Court of Appeal has noted that they will seek a warrant from the Chief Justice to sit during the legal vacation to determine an application by the Attorney-General seeking to halt the release of former MASLOC CEO Sedina Attionu Tamakloe.
The Court of Appeal on Thursday, July 30 upheld the appeal by lawyers of the former MASLOC CEO and acquitted and discharged her after holding that the prosecution failed to prove the ingredients of the charges against her beyond reasonable doubt.
The Attorney-General, in response, filed an appeal against the decision and subsequently filed an application to stay the execution of the court’s order.
In court on Friday, however, the panel of justices could not decide on the application to stay the execution after hearing arguments from both counsel and adjourned the case indefinitely.
The panel, presided over by Justice Sophia Rosetta Bernasko-Essah, rose to consider a ruling, but after two hours, they had not been able to reach a decision and subsequently adjourned the case indefinitely.
The Court then indicated that a warrant to sit during the legal vacation will be sought from the Chief Justice in order to hear and determine the application by the Attorney General.
The legal vacation begins on July 31 and ends in October.
All things considered, if the Attorney-General’s application is not determined or granted, the former MASLOC CEO Sedina Attionu Tamakloe will be released from prison custody as part of compliance with the court’s acquittal and discharge.
By Laud Adu-Asare
