The highly controversial case against Bulgarian nurses Kristiana Vulcheva, Nasya Nenova, Snezhana Dimitrova, Valentina Siropulo and Valya Chervenyashka, as well as Palestinian-born doctor Ashraf Juma Hajuj, prompted widespread international criticism and posed an obstacle to Libya's efforts to build closer ties with the West.
Visoko kontroverzan slučaj protiv bugarskih medicinskih sestara Kristiane Vulcheve, Nasye Nenove, Snezhane Dimitrove, Valentine Siropulo i Valye Chervenyashke, kao i palestinskog liječnika Ashrafa Jume Hajuja, potaknuo je međunarodne kritike i postavio zapreku naporima Libije za izgradnju čvršćih veza sa Zapadom.