The government is making every effort to secure Sedinam Tamakloe Attionu’s extradition to Ghana for her 10-year prison sentence, according to Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah.

Sedinam Tamakloe was given a 10-year prison sentence with hard labor by the High Court on Tuesday, April 16. Daniel Axim, the former Chief Operating Officer of MASLOC, was also given a five-year prison sentence by the court.

Deputy Attorney General Tuah-Yeboah praised the decision after the verdict was rendered, emphasizing in particular the guarantee that Tamakloe will be returned to serve her sentence in the nation.

“Good news but what is refreshing is that she will be brought down to face the sentence, no problem at all,” he stated.

With an emphasis on the judgment’s ability to expedite justice, Tuah-Yeboah expounded on its implications. In order to subject foreign nationals to domestic legal repercussions, he restated Ghana’s legal framework.

“We have started the process but with this judgment, it’s going to speed up the process. You know in Ghana we have various laws. You can choose to stay away but so far as we have laws for which you can extract from other countries to Ghana, in case there is a judgment against you like this one, be rest assured that she will be brought down to face judgment,” he stated.

Mrs. Tamakloe and  Mr. Axim were found guilty on 78 counts by the court of stealing, conspiring to steal, causing financial loss to the state, breaking public procurement laws, and causing damage to public property.