Jakarta – The Indonesian military has named a former commander of the troubled territory of East Timor to head the armed forces' command and staff school previously headed by a son-in law of ex-president Suharto, a report said Tuesday.

Major General Johnny Lumintang will head the command and staff school in Bandung, West Java, to replace Lieutenant General Prabowo Subianto, the Suara Pembaruan evening daily quoted Military Chief General Wiranto as saying in Bandung. Wiranto on August 25, announced that Subianto was discharged from the forces following the recommendation of a military council probing the involvement of three senior officers in the abduction and torture of activists earlier this year. Subianto, who is married to Suharto's second eldest daughter, had assumed the position on May 28.

He had been hurriedly replaced as head of the Indonesian army's strategic command a day after his father-in-law, Suharto, stepped down on May 21. Lumintang is currently assistant for operations to the head of staff at the military's general affairs department.