He was dismissed from the post because of his involvement in the communist-era secret service and his alleged role in the 1992 toppling of Bulgaria's first democratic government since the overthrow of communism in 1989.
Sa tog položaja je smenjen pošto je učestvovao u aktivnostima obaveštajnih službi u doba komunizma i zbog navodne uloge 1992. godine u svrgavanju prve demokratske bugarske vlade posle pada komunizma 1989.