Sanader was sentenced to ten years in prison in November, 2012, commuted to eight and a half years by Croatiaʼs supreme court in June, 2014, on several charges that included accepting a bribe from MOL for a 2009 shareholders agreement giving MOL a 49.08% stake in Croatian oil and gas company INA, complete with management rights.

The state of Croatia owns 44.84% of INA, and its government has tried to regain some rights in the company since 2011, partly based on the assumption that these had been fraudulently acquired by MOL, an allegation MOL has denied.