An anti-war protester has been banned from the ACT for a year after it was
discovered he was planning to shoot at Parliament House.
Police found 42-year-old Darren Siems with guns and anti-war notes less
than a kilometre from Parliament House in Canberra.
The ACT Magistrate's Court heard one of the notes said he would fire
warning shots at the building and allow 10 minutes for people to evacuate
before opening fire.
Siems' plot was discovered after members of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy
told authorities he had tried to recruit them to help.
The court heard Siems has a mental illness, with his mother saying the
actions were out of character.
Magistrate Peter Dingwall released Siems on a good behaviour bond and
ordered he stay out of Canberra and away from Australian Parliaments, the
US embassy and the UK High Commission.
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