ZAGREB, July 6 (Hina) - Culture Minister Zlatko Hasanbegovic in the caretaker cabinet who sued reporter Ante Tomic over his article in which he described Hasanbegovic as a "retard", "Ustasha clown" and "political Minotaur", did not appear at the first hearing held before the Zagreb Municipal Court on Wednesday, however, his lawyer Trpimir Jonjic said his client insisted on the lawsuit and on damages in the amount of HRK 30,000 for the mental anguish sustained over the article published in the Belgrade-based NIN newspaper.
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