The court issues an arrest warrant for the convicted Sedina Tamakloe

Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, former CEO of MASLOC

The High Court in Accra has issued an arrest warrant for the convicted former CEO of MASLOC, Sedina Christine Attionu Tamakloe.

Described as a “fugitive” convict in an ex parte motion for an arrest warrant filed by prosecutors, the Court said, the motion is granted as prayed.

The former CEO of MASLOC was sentenced to ten years in prison on April 16 for causing financial losses to the state.

Daniel Axim, MASLOC’s former chief of operations, was also jailed.

On Monday, April 22, Assistant State Attorney Yvonne Yaache-Adomako, while filing the motion (ex parte) for the issuance of an arrest warrant, said the fugitive had been convicted on all 78 counts.

“I have before you an ex parte motion for the issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the second convicted convict (Sedina Tamakloe),” Mrs. Yaache-Adomako prayed.

Although she also relied on the motion document and affidavit as well as the Anexeurs, she said the fugitive was sentenced on April 16 after being found guilty of 78 charges.

She submitted that a copy of the judgment and the order to take the fugitive into custody to serve her sentence were also attached.

“We humbly pray that based on the facts and the attached evidence, we have established sufficient grounds for the issuance of the said warrant for the arrest of the convict,” the Assistant State Attorney said.

“We humbly pray that this court grants our application,” she added.

Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, after hearing the submissions of the Assistant State Attorney, granted the motion as prayed.

“The application is granted as prayed. A warrant is hereby issued for the arrest of Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attiounu.

Background

On April 16, absconding CEO of MASLOC, Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, and banned Head of Operations, Daniel Axim, were sentenced to 10 and five years of hard labor respectively.

This was after the Court found them guilty of, among other things, deliberately causing financial losses to the Republic through their actions.

They were convicted on all 78 charges, consisting of conspiracy to steal, stealing, causing financial loss to the state, causing loss of public property, improper payment of public funds, unauthorized undertakings resulting in financial obligations to the government, money laundering and trespassing on public funds. the Public Procurement Act.