Тhe information was requested by Mr. Ivan Dzhabirov from the town of Blagoevgrad in March 2011. He demanded access to the “total amount of the sum, paid to the National Social Security Institute (NSSI) officials, beyond their labor remunerations, for additional material stimulus (like Christmas and Easter bonuses, etc)” for 2008, 2009 and 2010. The Governor of the NSSI did not respond within the legally prescribed period.
With a Decision as of February 23, 2012 (in Bulgarian), the Administrative Court Sofia - City repealed the silent refusal and turned the request for explicit decision. The court pointed out that the silent refusal is not acceptable and that condition is enough for its repealing. The court, however, did not decide if the requested information was public since it assumed that the question should be solved by the administrative body when deciding on the request.