Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday September 19 2002 — All In brief 23 Indonesia arrests German Arab suspected of links to al-Qai- sflaiini da JAKARTA Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia lias arrested a German man suspected of links to ah alleged top figure who may have plotted attacks on US interests in Southeast Asia police said Wednesday Police Chief Gen Da’i Bachtiar said the Goman of Arab descent whose name was withheld was arrested Tuesday in Jakarta on immigration violations He has not been charged with any crime But police are investigating whether he is linked to Omar a Kuwaiti thought to have been the main operative in Southeast Asia who was arrested by Indonesia in June and was then handed over to US custody Bachtiar said police were looking for links between the German and any “international terrorist networks” or “violence in Jakarta" He did not elaborate on why police thought the Ger- man may be connected to Authorities here are also that investigating reports planned to assassinate Megawati Sukarnoputri three years ago before die became Indonesia’s president its armed forces chief said Wednesday 't ? 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