Muntaka Mubarak, the Interior Minister, has taken steps to refute claims that former MASLOC CEO Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu is receiving special treatment or being housed in a private institution while serving her sentence.
Speaking on Wednesday, June 24, he emphasised that the convicted former CEO is completely under the state’s custody and the Ghana Prisons Service’s supervision.
In an interview with Joy News, he said, “From the day she came, she has been with us, and she’s with us, and she’s serving her term.”
His explanation coincides with increased political pressure, especially from opposition lawmakers who want to know the precise location of Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu’s incarceration after her conviction in the fraud case involving MASLOC.
Mr. Muntaka, however, resisted those requests, claiming that the state is not required to make public the precise jail location of prominent inmates due to security concerns.
“Maybe in Ghana, we take telling people where somebody is serving lightly, because in America and other countries, telling people that this kind of high-profile person is here can even lead to the death of that person. So it’s for safety,” he explained.
He added, “Trust us, she’s serving her term. She’s not in any private residence. She is with us.”
“Was she not sentenced? She was. If she were sentenced, where would she be? You must be in prison custody,” he said.
Mr. Muntaka added that people can use the Ghana Prisons Service’s official processes to establish her whereabouts or set up visits.
Source: newsthemegh.com