Sedina case: There’s nothing to appeal – Amaliba on AG’s decision to withdraw stay application

Former NDC legal advisor Abraham Amaliba has commented on the Attorney-General's decision to withdraw the application seeking to keep former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu in custody. Amaliba suggested that the Attorney-General may have withdrawn the application after reviewing the Court of Appeal's judgment and determining that an appeal to the Supreme Court was unlikely to succeed.

The Court of Appeal had unanimously overturned Tamakloe-Attionu's conviction and 10-year prison sentence on July 30, 2026, stating that the prosecution had failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Amaliba attributed the withdrawal to the Attorney-General's approach to prosecutions, which is based on the availability and strength of evidence.

He stated that the Attorney-General has previously noted that prosecutions should only be pursued when there is sufficient evidence to support them. The Attorney-General had initially directed the Director of Public Prosecutions to file an appeal at the Supreme Court and for a stay of execution of the Court of Appeal's judgment, citing errors of law and fact in the decision.

However, a judge subsequently signed the release warrant for Tamakloe-Attionu, leading to her release from custody. Amaliba rejected opposition claims that the government's actions vindicated its previous assertions about protecting Tamakloe-Attionu, emphasizing the independence of the judiciary and the impact of the Court of Appeal's ruling.