Skandal je izbio prije neke dvije sedmice, kad je šef Nacionalne istražne službe (NIS) Angel Alexandrov smijenio Tatyanu Sharlandjievu, glavnog istražitelja u jednoj istrazi o pranju novca protiv direktora sofijske toplane, ustvrdivši da je ona doturala informacije "stranama zainteresiranim za taj predmet".
The scandal erupted about two weeks ago, when the National Investigative Service (NIS) chief, Angel Alexandrov, dismissed Tatyana Sharlandjieva, the leading investigator in a money-laundering probe against the head of Sofia's central heating company, claiming she had been leaking information to "parties interested in the case".