REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - An observer on Middle East issues from State Islamic Institute Ar-Raniry of Banda Aceh, Fuad Mardhatillah hopes the Egyptian military forces will not return to power after they overthrew of President Muhammad Mursi as the first elected president. 

"Hopefully, no military intervention needed to restore military rule. But, to bridge the protracted uncertainty in the country, the military plays a role as a mediator in the context of democracy," Mardhatillah said.

The latest situation has opened the opportunity for mililtary to play role in goverment. As in Egypt, Mardhatillah said, without securing a deal from all parties, military could cling to power for long time.  

Mardhatillah considered the Arab Spring in Egypt had not been completed as the process of democratic life in the country was not yet completed. He concerned that the role of the military in Egypt could lead to horizontal conflicts of  civil society, the return of military rule, and the violence would continued. 

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