Abraham Amaliba, a former Director of Legal Affairs for the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), has said the Attorney-General has withdrawn its appeal in the Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu case because it believes it is unlikely to succeed.
He says after the Attorney-General’s review of the case, which he sought to appeal to keep the former MASLOC Chief Executive, Christine Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, in custody, it concluded that there was little basis to pursue the matter, leading to his withdrawal of the application.
Amaliba was commenting on the A-G’s decision to withdraw the stay of execution application it earlier filed, following the Court of Appeal’s acquittal and discharge of Madam Tamakloe-Attionu.
The Court of Appeal on July 30, 2026, unanimously overturned the conviction and 10-year prison sentence of the former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) CEO, holding that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt.
Amaliba says the A-G only pursues matters with substantial evidence, adding that the stay of executive was filed at the time when his Office had not received the full judgement of the Court of Appeal.
“I can only hazard a guess,” he said on Joy FM on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, when asked why the A-G withdrew the application.
“Don’t forget that the appeal was filed at the time when the judgment was not before the Attorney-General. You remember he said that in his press conference. He said that this morning, that was when he was speaking, that he has a soft copy; he has not read it yet, but he has ordered the DPP.
“I’m sure after reading it, he comes to the firm conclusion that there’s nothing to appeal, and that when you appeal, you will lose.”
He stressed that the A-G had previously indicated his outfit only pursues matters with sufficient evidence, making it possible to withdraw his stay of application after realising the appellate court’s judgement was on point.
The development follows a directive by the A-G to the Director of Public Prosecutions to file a notice of appeal at the Supreme Court and an application for a stay of execution of the Court of Appeal’s judgment.
The State had argued that the Court of Appeal’s decision contained errors of law and fact and that there were substantial grounds for the Supreme Court to overturn it. It also expressed concern that Ms Tamakloe-Attionu could leave the jurisdiction before the Supreme Court determined the appeal.
But, following the withdrawal of the stay of application, a judge signed the release warrant for Ms Tamakloe-Attionu, paving the way for her release from custody.
Amaliba has, meanwhile, rejected claims by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), that the development affirms earlier claims it made that the Government intended to shield Madam Tamakloe-Attionu.
Such claims, he argued, didn’t factor the independence of the judiciary and the effect of the Court of Appeal’s ruling.
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