Interior Minister Muntaka Mubarak has firmly dismissed allegations that former Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) Chief Executive Officer, Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, is being kept in a private facility or receiving special treatment while serving her prison sentence.
In an interview on Joy News, the Minister insisted that Madam Tamakloe-Attionu is fully in the custody of the state and under the Ghana Prisons Service.
“From the day she came, she has been with us, and she’s with us, and she’s serving her term,” he stated.
Mr Muntaka’s comments come amid growing pressure from opposition lawmakers demanding greater transparency about her exact place of detention following her conviction.
He pushed back against the calls for public disclosure, citing security concerns.
“Maybe in Ghana, we take telling people where somebody is serving lightly, because in America and other countries, disclosing the location of a high-profile person can even lead to the death of that person. So it’s for safety,” he explained.
The Minister assured the public that there is no preferential treatment.
“Trust us, she’s serving her term. She’s not in any private residence. She is with us,” he said.
“Was she not sentenced? She was. If she was sentenced, where would she be? She must be in prison custody,” he added.
He noted that anyone wishing to confirm her location or arrange a visit should follow official procedures through the Ghana Prisons Service.
In 2024, the Accra High Court convicted her in absentia and sentenced her to 10 years’ imprisonment for multiple offences, including causing financial loss to the state and stealing. The court found that her actions during her tenure between 2013 and 2016 resulted in a financial loss of nearly GH¢90 million.
She had earlier been granted permission by the High Court in 2021 to travel abroad for medical treatment but failed to return, leading to the continuation of proceedings in her absence and her eventual conviction.
Sedina Tamakloe Attionu’s return to Ghana followed her extradition from the United States to begin serving the 10-year sentence handed down by the Accra High Court.
She arrived at the Accra International Airport on Tuesday, June 9, aboard United Airlines flight UA 996 from Washington Dulles International Airport and was received by security personnel before being taken into custody.
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