Jakarta, March 28 -- An Indonesian military reshuffle shows the armed forces will not tolerate wrongdoing within its ranks, a political and military analyst said, after an intelligence unit member was linked to an acid attack on a rights activist.

The change followed the alleged involvement of a Strategic Intelligence Agency (Bais) officer in the acid attack against the Commission for the Disappeared and Victims of Violence (KontraS) activist Andrie Yunus.

"The military is trying to send a message that it does not tolerate violations, even when they involve strategic units," Selamat Ginting of the National University said on Friday.

According to Selamat, the acid attack has triggered strong emotional reactions across Indonesian society...