Zimbabwean Former President Robert Mugabe and his wife Grace will receive a “golden handshake” worth many millions of dollars as part of a deal negotiated before the resignation of the ageing autocrat last week, one senior ruling party official with direct knowledge of the agreement said the total would not be less than $10 million, The Guardian newspaper reported Sunday.

The official said that Mugabe, who has been granted immunity from prosecution and a guarantee that no action will be taken against his family’s extensive business interests, would receive a “cash payment of $5m” immediately, with more paid in coming months.