Manama, which the prosecutors claimed to have been a coordination point of the uprising where automatic weapons and ammunition had been allegedly hidden. The prosecutors also claimed that they seized the medical complex and detained those inside who disagreed with the opposition. The defendants' lawyers and international human rights activists claimed that the defendants were tortured to extract false confessions. One of the defendants tried to tell the judge that his confession had been extracted under torture, but the judge told him to stop and wait for the due process. Twenty of the defendants pleaded not guilty to charges ranging from stealing medicines to stockpiling weapons. 22 June On 22 June, The Bahraini government sentenced ten pro-democracy activists to life in prison for their role in the uprising. 29 June The New York Times reported that Saudi Arabia had announced "most" of its troops would leave Bahrain by 4 July 2011. The Royal Independent Investigation Commission was established by the King to examine the events of the preceding months. See also References External links General Bahrain Fighting for change – People & Power short documentary by Al Jazeera English Bahrain Protests collected coverage at Al Jazeera English Bahrain collected coverage at Reuters Rose Revolution In Bahrain Bahrain Protests 2011 collected coverage at Global Voices Online Bahrain Protests collected coverage at the Los Angeles Times Timelines of the Bahraini uprising of 2011 2011 in Bahrain