He resigned in April 2008 following revelations that he had met in 2006 with suspected crime bosses Plamen Galev and Angel Hristov, who are known as the "Galevi brothers" although they have no family relationship.
Ostavku je podnio u travnju 2008., nakon što je otkriveno da se 2006. sastao s Plamenom Galevim i Angelom Hristovim, koje se sumnjiči kao šefove podzemlja, a poznatiji su kao "braća Galevi", premda nisu u srodstvu.