According to my lawyer, my appeal with the court in Pula against the decision of the lower court in Pazin concerning insult of the mayor of Motovun will take about six months at least. However, he says that he would not be surprised if it took a whole year. Appeals of the mayor and municipality of Motovun regarding libel, which the court in Pazin decided against, will be decided at the same time. Wary of the judicial process in Croatia, where judges are famous for their close ties with leading politicians, I am already looking for a lawyer to represent me in Strasbourg. Alas, my Istrian lawyer is not good with languages. To my frustration, he could not read any of my writings. Anyhow, Zagreb is the best place in the country to find a lawyer for the next and crucial step. I am sure to win in Strasbourg, for all the charges against me amount to no more than a sustained exercise in political harassment, but a good lawyer is still crucial to the success of my appeal. Luckily, I have a lot of time to find what I am looking for. And I am relishing the search for a clever, skillful, and feisty partner in the fight for justice. Partner is the word, too.