General News of Wednesday, 17 April 2024
Source: ghanaweb.live
2024-04-17Lawyer urges State to seize assets of convicted former MASLOC CEO
Sedinam Tamakloe
Ghanaian
Nana Agyei Baffour Barfour Awuah, a private legal practitioner, has advised the state prosecution to employ intelligence agencies to confiscate the assets of the incarcerated former MASLOC CEO, Sedinam Tamakloe.
In an interview on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme, Awuah emphasized the importance of freezing Tamakloe's assets as an alternative to imprisonment, given her absence.
He supported
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Awuah suggested that the state should use all necessary means, including Interpol, to locate her and initiate asset seizure proceedings.
He expressed concerns about the challenges of physically bringing her back to Ghana to serve her sentence and proposed asset seizure through intelligence agencies as a viable solution for justice and fund recovery.