WORLD IN BRIEF : EAST GERMANY : Former Secret Police Chief Ordered Jailed

East Germany jailed 82-year-old Erich Mielke, the former chief of the Communist secret police, on suspicion that he had hidden some of the world’s most notorious terrorists. Mielke was held pending investigation of still other charges: that he abused his power, jailed people for criticizing the old regime and turned East Germany into a haven for left-wing terrorists. Meanwhile, officials announced that the nation’s deposed Communist leader, Erich Honecker, is too sick to face prosecution on allegations of abuse of office and corruption.