Da'i Bachtiar

Da'i Bachtiar (born April 25, 1951 in Indramayu, West Java) was Chief of Indonesian National Police from 2001-2005.

On October 15, 2002, he announced that Indonesian investigators at the scene of the Bali bombing had recovered traces of C-4 plastic explosives. It is rumoured that there was rivalry between Bachtiar and intelligence chief Hendropriyono. After Amrozi 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 Edith Cowan University and Presidium Chairman of Indonesia Crime Prevention Foundation.^{[citation needed]}

Honors and awards

• The Highest of Honor from the Government of Republic of Indonesia^{[citation needed]}
• Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)^[1]
• Tan Sri (TS) Knight of Order from The Kingdom of Malaysia

External links

• Profile at TokohIndonesia.com (In Indonesian)
• Indonesia Crime Prevention Foundation

References

1. ^ It's an Honour

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Name	Bachtiar, Da'i
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Date of birth	April 25, 1951
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