Vesna Medenica, a prominent figure from the Montenegrin judiciary system, who served as President of the Supreme Court for more than 13 years, was involved in an undisclosed land sale that raised concerns about transparency and conflict of interests. In 2015, she sold a 28,000-square-meter plot of land near Kolašin to “Lolkan Investments Montenegro” for approximately €140,000. However, she failed to disclose the transaction to the Agency for the Prevention of Corruption, despite her legal obligation to report it as a public official.

The land sale drew further scrutiny due to the involvement of Zoran Ćoćo Bećirović, a controversial businessman linked to the Troika Laundromat, a large-scale money-laundering operation uncovered by the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). Bećirović was the beneficiary owner of the purchasing company Lolkan Investments Montenegro, which acquired the land just ten days after Medenica inherited it from her late husband.

Despite receiving nearly €140,000 from the sale, Vesna Medenica failed to report the transaction or the income, in (an unconfirmed) violation of the then-existing Law on Conflict of Interest. Under Article 23, public officials were required to report any increase in assets exceeding €5,000. Furthermore, MANS, the Montenegrin watchdog organization that exposed the case, revealed that the land's official valuation was only €12,000. However, it was sold for more than ten times that amount, raising questions about the true nature of the deal.

Medenica's ties to Bećirović extended beyond this transaction. According to press reports, as Supreme State Prosecutor, she dismissed several complaints and reports related to the privatisation of the Avala Hotel in Budva and the sale of the Bjelasica Ski Center property in Kolašin - both cases in which Bećirović or his former company Beppler & Jacobson held significant stakes. These privatisation deals were controversial, with allegations of irregularities that were never allegedly formally investigated during Medenica's tenure.

Soon after the story unfolded, Bećirović took legal action against MANS and the newspapers that covered the story. However, the Basic court in Podgorica dismissed his lawsuit in 2022.

This case underscores broader concerns about transparency, corruption and accountability in Montenegro's judicial system. It highlights the challenges of holding influential figures responsible when institutional safeguards are weak or compromised.

Vesna Medenica resigned from her post in 2021 and was arrested in 2022 on charges of abuse of power. After spending six and half months in custody, she was released to defend herself. The trial against her is still ongoing.