Gradinski chai, your depiction of Bulgarian justice reminds me eerily of Italian justice. It's ironic that a Berlusconi appointee (Frattini) should make such a statement. Perhaps he was thinking of home where a similar treatment by the EU might help.

Ultimately, the issue in Italy- and I suppose Bulgaria- lies at the doorstep of the legislative branch, all too ready to pass laws to render the judiciary ineffectual.