[1][2] 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 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.