So prosecute me, Mahathir says over gift to Mugabe

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Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said he was ready to be prosecuted for abuse of power if a gift of timber to the Zimbabwean president was considered an offence.

Mahathir was reacting to a row over his admission that Malaysia had given Robert Mugabe timber for a lavish 25-bedroom mansion he is building while critics say Zimbabwe is plunging into economic chaos.

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