Code-named "Operation Sledgehammer", the alleged coup plan was discovered in January when an anonymous source handed over a suitcase of documents, CDs and audiotapes to the Taraf daily newspaper.
Navodni plan državnog udara, Pod nazivom "Operacija Malj", otkriven je u siječnju, kada je dnevniku Taraf jedan anonimni izvor predao kovčeg s dokumentima, CD-ima i audio vrpcama.