Both the Hungarian company MOL and Croatia’s former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader have denied media reports that Sanader took 10 million Euros from MOL in return for securing its dominance over Croatia’s oil company Ina.

Sanader said that the allegations were lies with which Robert Jezic – Croatian businessman implicated in another affair – is trying to buy himself freedom and allowances in his proceedings.

For their part, MOL representatives denied giving bribes to any Croatian officials, daily Jutarnji List writes.