Jane's Intelligence Digest: The Global Early-warning Service. Jane's Information Group. 2003. էջ 82. «The country's current president (and former chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party before winning the presidential election in 2001), dismissed Gayurov in February 2003 and appointed colonel Kircho Kirov as acting director of the NIS until the country adopts a new national security law regulating supervision and co-ordination of the security services.»
Reuters (2015 թ․ օգոստոսի 7). «Former Bulgarian Intel Chief Sentenced to 10 Years». Voice of America. «Bulgaria's former intelligence chief Kircho Kirov was sentenced to 10 years in jail on Friday for misappropriation of public funds and violations of financial discipline, prosecutors said. Kirov, convicted for misappropriating nearly 5 million levs ($2.8 million) and filing for more than 1,000 non-existent expenses between 2007 and 2011, denied any wrongdoing and will appeal the verdict.» {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (օգնություն)
