Suharto grandson arrested

The grandson of ex-President Suharto has been arrested on weapons charges, the latest member of the super-rich family to be targeted in the hunt for the former dictator's fugitive son.

Ari Sigit was arrested at his central Jakarta home on Monday night and was being questioned, police said yesterday.

Officers found 70 handgun bullets at his residence, but there was no sign of his uncle, Hutomo "Tommy" Mandala Putra. Tommy has been on the run since he was convicted of corruption last year and sentenced to 18 months in jail.

Last week, police accused Tommy of ordering the assassination of the judge who sentenced him and masterminding a bombing campaign in the capital. He has also been implicated in the Jakarta Stock Exchange bombing, which killed 15 people.