Sedina Tamakloe case: Godfred Dame's prosecution was weak, trial court should be reviewed - Solomon Owusu

Solomon Owusu, Director of Communications for the United Party, strongly criticised former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame on Saturday, August 1, on Joy Prime's Prime Insight, describing the prosecution in the criminal case against Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu as ineffective. Mr Owusu also questioned the handling of the case by the trial court, stating that the Court of Appeal's judgment exposed significant shortcomings in both the prosecution and the trial process. His comments followed the Court of Appeal's decision to overturn the 10-year custodial sentence imposed on Madam Tamakloe-Attionu by the High Court.

Mr Owusu stated that Sedina Tamakloe was accused of causing financial loss to the state, stealing, conspiracy to steal, and improper use of state property, with the number of counts being 78, which he said "when you drill it down it becomes about nine." He argued that the Court of Appeal's findings, particularly in relation to charges five to 71, highlighted serious weaknesses in the prosecution's case, stating, "When you go into the judgment, charges five to 71, my goodness-that we had an Attorney-General that went to court and did this? No substance, no clarity." Mr Owusu maintained that the prosecution failed to satisfy the constitutional standards governing criminal trials, citing Article 19(2) of the 1992 Constitution.