An Accra High Court has issued a warrant for the immediate arrest of former MASLOC boss, Sedina Tamakloe Attionu.
Madam Tamakloe was sentenced to 10 years in prison for causing financial loss to the state.
She was hauled before the court with a former Operations Manager of MASLOC, Daniel Axim, who was also slapped with a five-year jail term.
They were both found guilty of 78 counts of conspiracy, stealing, unauthorized commitment resulting in financial obligation for the government, improper payment, money laundering, and contravention of the Public Procurement Act.
The prosecution accused them of stealing GH¢3.19 million while at MASLOC and willfully causing GH¢1.97 million financial loss to the state.
Again, they were accused of making unauthorized commitments resulting in financial obligations for the government to the tune of GH¢61.74 million.
The charges against the two also include GH¢22.15 million loss of public property, improper payment of GH¢273,743, and laundering of GH¢3.7 million.
Following the conviction and subsequent sentence, an Assistant State Attorney, Yvonne Yaache-Adomako, moved an exparte motion for an arrest warrant on Monday, April 22.
“I have before you a motion exparte for an arrest warrant to be issued for the arrest of the 2nd respondent convict (Sedina Tamakloe). We pray humbly that based on the facts and the attached exhibits we have demonstrated sufficient grounds for the issuance of the said warrant to arrest the convict,” she prayed.
The court after listening to her pleas granted the request of the prosecution.