S kodnim nazivom "Operacija malj", taj navodni plan za državni udar otkriven je u januaru, kad je jedan anonimni izvor dnevnom listu Taraf uručio jedan kofer s dokumentacijom, CD-ovim i audio-trakama.
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.