4.  The applicant was born in 1949 and lives in Logatec. 5.  On 21 May 1997 the applicant lodged a criminal complaint against J.P. for fraud, alleging that on 21 August 1996 he had lent J. P. 1.000 DEM that J. P. never returned. 6.  On 27 January 1999 the Ljubljana District Attorney’s Office lodged charges against J. P. with the Ljubljana District Court for several offences of fraud, including the one relating to the applicant. 7.  On an undefined date in 1999 the applicant instituted civil proceedings against J. P. 8.  At a hearing held on 30 October 2000 before the Ljubljana District Court the applicant submitted his pecuniary claim for damages in the criminal proceedings. 9.  On 11 June 2001 the applicant withdrew his civil claim and stated that he would submit a pecuniary claim for damages in the criminal proceedings. 10.  On 20 December 2004, after hearings had been held on 22 September 2004, 27 October 2004, 23 November 2004, 10 December 2004, the Ljubljana District Court found the defendant J. P. guilty of several offences of fraud. As regards the offence relating to the applicant, the District Court rejected the charges due to the expiry of the absolute period of limitation and accordingly dismissed his pecuniary claims. 11.  On 22 February 2007 the Ljubljana Higher Court dismissed the applicant’s appeal. 12.  On 15 October 2007 the Constitutional Court rejected the applicant’s constitutional appeal on the basis that the applicant had no standing with regard to the proceedings he was complaining of.