Ovaj krajnje sporni predmet protiv bugarskih medicinskih sestara Kristiane Vulcheve, Nasye Nenove, Snezhane Dimitrove, Valentine Siropulo i Valye Chervenyashke, kao i ljekara Ashrafa Jume Hajuja, rodom Palestinca, doveo je do velike međunarodne kritike i bio prepreka u naporima za uspostavu užih veza Libije sa Zapadom.
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.