MASLOC paid over GH¢1.44 million for forensic audit that led to quashed convictions

The audit aimed to investigate his predecessor, Christine Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, and the Centre’s former Chief Operating Officer, Daniel Axim. Baffour Awuah & Associates, the firm engaged by Dr Amoah, received GH¢1,441,068.31 for services between September 2017 and March 2018. Both Tamakloe-Attionu and Axim were convicted, but their convictions have since been set aside by the Supreme Court and the Appeals Court.

Daniel Axim was granted bail by the Supreme Court pending an appeal, while Tamakloe-Attionu’s release, following the quashing of her conviction by the Court of Appeal, has been blocked by the current Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine. The Court of Appeal’s 94-page judgment cast doubt on the evidential foundation of the prosecution’s case, concluding that charges against Tamakloe-Attionu were not established beyond reasonable doubt. Dr Ayine has directed the Director of Public Prosecutions to seek a stay of execution pending an appeal to the Supreme Court, stating that the decision is based on professional considerations to uphold accountability and allow the Supreme Court to determine the issues.