He was dismissed from the post because of his involvement in the communist-era secret service and his alleged role in the 1992 toppling of Bulgaria's first democratic government since the overthrow of communism in 1989.
Smijenjen je s položaja zbog njegove umiješanosti u djelovanje tajne službe u vrijeme komunizma i njegove navodne uloge u svrgavanju prve demokratski izabrane vlade u Bugarskoj (1992.) nakon pada komunizma 1989.