Word: taufik
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...across Indonesia that left 19 dead over Christmas 2000, in which Samudra said he played an instrumental role, three of the attackers died when their devices exploded prematurely. Even more telling is the story of the last bomber Samudra personally sent out on a mission before Bali: the hapless Taufik Abdul Halim. According to his own court testimony, Taufik was dispatched to a Jakarta shopping mall in August 2001 with a bomb concealed in a plastic bag. He reached the target, but the bomb went off before he could escape, blowing off part...
...TIME: Were you involved in the decision?later overturned?to extend repayment terms for Marimutu and for Nursalim? Taufik: I never obstructed the legal process, but let me say this: most governments would prefer someone that can provide jobs (rather) than unemployment...
...TIME: What about gambling kingpin Tomy Winata? You were with him in the Thousand Islands off the coast of Jakarta in April, right? Taufik: It's a nice island that happens to be owned by Tomy Winata. If the President's family goes there for holiday, it's natural that he would be there...
...TIME: And your brothers? Do you warn them not to abuse their connection to you? Taufik: I warn them but I can't restrain them. I try because I'm the one that will have problems...
...TIME: Does the President ever try to limit what you do? Taufik: I am not limited from proposing things, but I cannot make any decisions. She listens to a lot of people, not only...