Malaysia's Prime Minister has warned foreign government ministers will be arrested if they violate anti-homosexual laws while visiting the mostly Muslim country.
Mahathir Mohamad said foreign leaders in Malaysia must obey the law.
He said he would accept any legal action if he were ever arrested in another country for breaking any laws there.
He appeared to be speaking hypothetically throughout and he did not refer to any foreign minister specifically.
Sodomy in Malaysia is punishable by a maximum of 20 years in prison and a flogging. However, the laws are not often enforced and when they are, punishment has customarily been a short jail term or a fine.
Mahathir was commenting on his recent statement that if any homosexual British Cabinet minister visits Malaysia with his boyfriend, the government would "throw them out".