Jakarta – Australian Ambassador Greg Moriarty has been ordered to raise his nation's concerns about Indonesia's stalled investigation into the alleged torture of two Papuans by members of the military, a media report said on Friday.

On its Web site, ABC Radio reported that a spokesperson for Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she "remains concerned that there be a full and transparent investigation" and that Australia would "continue to make our expectations regarding this issue clear with the Indonesian government."

The broadcaster reported that the issue was "shaping up as a true test of the extent of military reform, of Australia's influence and of the Gillard government's handling of an issue that has long bedevilled relations with Indonesia."

Days after a 10-minute video, which showed five soldiers allegedly torturing two Papuan civilians, caused an international uproar after it was posted to YouTube, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono instructed the newly appointed chief of the Armed Forces, Adm. Agus Suhartono, to investigate.

A court-martial was also promised. However, the military went on to try four other soldiers in an unrelated and less serious case of abuse in Papua from March.

When asked for comment on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Michael Tene reiterated Yudhoyono's assurance that the government would not tolerate what the alleged soldiers did in the video, saying that the state was committed to continuing the investigation regardless of outside pressure.

"We have acted and the Foreign Ministry is always willing to keep updating other countries on the progress of the investigation," Michael said.

The Australian Embassy, when contacted by the Jakarta Globe, referred media inquiries to the Department of Foreign Affairs in Canberra.