THE REPUBLIC vs. SEDINA CHRISTINE TAMAKLOE ATTIONU AND DANIEL AXIM

The case involves criminal charges against Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu (former CEO of MASLOC) and Daniel Axim (former Operations Manager at MASLOC) for multiple counts of stealing, conspiracy to steal, willfully causing financial loss to the State, money laundering, causing loss to public property, improper payment of public funds, unauthorized financial commitments, and contravention of the Public Procurement Act. The prosecution alleges that the accused persons dishonestly appropriated large sums of money belonging to MASLOC, a government agency, through fraudulent disbursements, inflated procurement contracts, and unauthorized payments. The accused persons failed to account for the funds, and the first accused absconded after being granted leave to travel for medical reasons, leading to trial in absentia.

JUDGMENT This case commenced on the 30th of January, 2019, when the Republic instituted the instant criminal proceedings by the filing of a charge sheet containing 78 counts (but misnumbered as 80 counts) as against the accused persons in various respects. The charges and their particulars are relevant for our purposes and reproduced verbatim hereunder; COUNT ONE STATEMENT OF OFFENCE Stealing contrary to section 124(1) of the Criminal Offence Act, 1960 (Act 29) PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE Sedina Christine Tamakloe Attionu, on or about 28th August 2014 in Accra in the Greater Accra Region dishonestly appropriated the sum of GH¢500,000.00 the property of Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC). COUNT TWO STATEMENT OF OFFENCE Stealing contrary to section 124(1) of the Criminal Offence Act, 1960 (Act 29) PARTICULARS OF OFFENCE Sedina-Christine Tamakloe Attionu on or about ;13th April, 2016 in the Greater Accra Region dishonestly ....