Da'i Bachtiar (born 25 January 1950) is an Indonesian police officer who was

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from November 2001 to July 2005. On 15 October 2002, he announced that Indonesian investigators at the scene of the Bali bombings had recovered traces of C-4 plastic explosives. It is rumoured that there was rivalry between Bachtiar and intelligence chief Hendropriyono. In November 2002, after

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had been arrested, Bachtiar had a face-to-face meeting with him. Bachtiar laughed, shook hands and posed for photographs with Amrozi. Currently Bachtiar holds positions as a Professor of Security & Counter-Terrorism at

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and Presidium Chairman of Indonesia Crime Prevention Foundation.

Honours

*: Honorary Officer of the

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(A.O.) *: Honorary Commander of the

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- Tan Sri (P.S.M.) (2003)

References

External links

Profile at TokohIndonesia.com
(In Indonesian)
Indonesia Crime Prevention Foundation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bachtiar, Dai 1949 births Living people People from Indramayu Sundanese people Chiefs of police Honorary officers of the Order of Australia Honorary commanders of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia Ambassadors of Indonesia to Malaysia