Hossam Bahgat, leading investigative journalist, human rights activist and founder of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), was summoned by the Egyptian military intelligence for questioning Sunday.

Bahgat, who is a respected independent journalist, was accused of "reporting false news," "endangering national security" and "disseminating information that disturbs public peace" for articles he wrote regarding the Egyptian army.

Military prosecution officials ordered the detention of Bahgat for four days pending investigation on Monday.

Following the news of his arrest, widespread anger took over the country, causing activists and the regular civic public to call for his release. #FreeHossamBahgat and # IStandWithBahgat are both top trending topics on Twitter as well as the Free Hossam Bahgat Facebook page, pointing out the "injustice of referring a civilian to military court."

The arrest was met with an international outcry and deemed as a "violation of freedom of speech" and a "clear signal of the Egyptian authorities' resolve to continue with their ferocious onslaught against independent journalism," according to the Free Hossam Bahgat Facebook page.

In a statement, Amnesty International strongly condemned the charges against Bahgat.

"The arrest of Hossam Bahgat is yet another nail in the coffin for freedom of expression in Egypt. He is being detained and questioned by the military prosecutor for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression," said Philip Luther, director of the Middle East and North Africa Program. "He must be immediately and unconditionally released and any charges brought against him must be dropped."

Currently, yellow banners "against military persecution of civilians" are taking over all social media platforms in the country, with talks of " reviving Jan. 25th " and calls for "another revolution."

The frustration within the Egyptian society and it's growing fast. Twitter users are posing a simple question: "Are we going to keep saying 'free' for the rest of our lives?"

Others, are pointing out the violation of constitutional rights of Bahgat by referring him to military court.

The country's latest antics may prove one too much for Egyptians as they are already growing unsatisfied with a variety of current situations in Egypt.

“The Egyptian military cannot continue to consider itself above the law and immune from criticism,” Luther said.