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.
Navodni plan državnog udara, pod nazivom „Operacija Malj“, otkriven je u januaru, kada je dnevniku Taraf jedan anonimni izvor predao kofer sa dokumentima, CD-ovima i audio trakama.