Barker-Vormawor Calls for Immediate Release of Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu
Private legal practitioner Oliver Barker-Vormawor has called on the legal team of former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, to urgently file a habeas corpus application to secure her release.
His comments follow the Court of Appeal’s decision on Wednesday, August 12, to strike out as withdrawn the Attorney-General’s application seeking to stay the execution of its earlier decision acquitting and discharging Mrs Tamakloe-Attionu.
In an X post published on Tuesday, August 11, Mr Barker-Vormawor argued that there was no legal basis for the State to continue holding Mrs Tamakloe-Attionu after her acquittal and discharge.
“Her lawyers must file a Habeas Corpus immediately. Something I wish they had done earlier,” he said.
The call has gained renewed attention following the State’s withdrawal of its stay application before the Court of Appeal. The Attorney-General informed the court on Wednesday that a notice of withdrawal had been filed on August 10, prompting the court to strike out the application.
Although the Attorney-General has separately appealed the Court of Appeal’s acquittal decision at the Supreme Court, with the matter scheduled for hearing on October 13, Mr Barker-Vormawor maintained that the pending appeal should not justify continued detention.
“I am disappointed. The Republic has no reason and basis to keep holding on to Sedina. Release the woman,” he stated.
He further argued that if the State believes public funds were lost in the matter, it should pursue recovery through civil proceedings rather than continue to keep her in custody.
“Let her go. The way forward now is to recover our money for us. Use the civil processes,” he said.
Mrs Tamakloe-Attionu was convicted in absentia by the Accra High Court in April 2024 and sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment.
However, on July 30, 2026, the Court of Appeal unanimously overturned the conviction and ordered her acquittal and discharge after finding that the prosecution had failed to establish its case.
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