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".
Skandal je izbio pre otprilike dve nedelje, kada je šef Nacionalne istražne službe (NIS) Angel Aleksandrov otpustio Tatjanu Šarlanđievu, glavnu istražiteljku u istrazi pranja novca koja se vodi protiv direktora sofijske kompanije za centralno grejanje, tvrdeći da je ona odavala informacije "zainteresovanim stranama u tom slučaju".