So far, I have written two open letters to you already. In the first, I wished you every victory in the Croatian courts, which are known far and wide for their crooked ways, for I would thus relish so much more my final victory in Strasbourg (“An Open Letter to the Mayor of Motovun,” October 24, 2009). In the second, I reiterated my wishes in good faith and reminded you of my first open letter (“Another Open Letter to the Mayor of Motovun,” December 2, 2010).

You have remained curiously silent, though. Concerning my appeal, I have not yet heard from the highest court in Zagreb regarding your third and last lawsuit for insult, but I wish to offer you a gracious deal now that you have lost the two previous lawsuits for libel. First, withdraw your court case for insult. Second, reimburse all my legal expenses over the last five years. Third, apologize in public for all the misery that you have senselessly inflicted upon me through Croatian courts.

In return, I will not take you to Strasbourg, where your political gambit is sure to unravel, anyway. Political repression is frowned upon across most of Europe. As you know perfectly well, I likened you to a cockroach only metaphorically because you tend to work in the dark and behind closed doors. That is, undemocratically. Otherwise, I have no less than deep respect for the intrepid insect (“My Sincere Apologies to the Cockroach,” March 4, 2010). Mind you, this is my final offer. And this is thus my last open letter to you. The decision is yours and only yours.