The Court of Appeal has acquitted and discharged former Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu, overturning her earlier conviction and 10-year prison sentence. In its judgment delivered on Thursday, the appellate court held that the prosecution failed to prove its case against the former MASLOC boss beyond reasonable doubt, effectively setting aside the convictions entered against her by the High Court. The ruling follows an appeal filed by Ms Tamakloe-Attionu challenging both her conviction and the propriety of her trial and sentencing in absentia. She had earlier travelled to the United States in 2021 with the permission of the High Court to seek medical treatment while her trial was ongoing but did not return. However, the Court of Appeal has now overturned that decision, ruling that the prosecution failed to establish its case to the required criminal standard.