Director of Communications for the United Party (UP), Solomon Owusu, says his initial anger over the Court of Appeal’s decision to acquit and discharge former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) CEO, Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, changed after he carefully reviewed the court’s full judgment.
According to him, although he was frustrated when he first heard reports of the ruling, reading the 94-page judgment later convinced him that the appellate court had valid reasons for overturning the earlier conviction.
Speaking on Joy Prime’s Prime Insight on Saturday, August 1, Mr Owusu said he initially reacted strongly after receiving news of the decision.
He explained that the breaking news immediately triggered concerns about the outcome of the case, but he later decided to hold back and seek a better understanding of the court’s reasoning.
“I was somewhere when I got a breaking news from one of the media outlets that said Sedina Tamakloe has been acquitted and discharged. Instantly, I was boiled up. I was so furious,” he said.
Mr Owusu said he later reconsidered his position and chose to read the full judgment before making any public comments.
He said he obtained a copy of the court’s 94-page ruling about three hours after the announcement and spent several hours studying the reasons given by the judges.
According to him, his view changed significantly after going through the details of the judgment.
“I printed it, did the binding, and it took four hours to read it. When I read the judgment, immediately I became scandalised. I said, ‘What? Why must we sit down for innocent souls to be done in this manner?’” he recounted.
Mr Owusu added that the experience reinforced the importance of understanding court decisions fully before drawing conclusions, particularly in cases involving serious legal and public interest issues.
