Seven people charged after they allegedly superglued their hands to railings in Parliament House during Question Time have been committed for trial in the ACT Supreme Court.
The protesters were each formally charged in the ACT Magistrates Court today with damaging Commonwealth property.
They were part of a larger group of 40 people protesting against offshore detention who caused Parliament House to be shut down in November last year.
In chaotic scenes, security guards forcibly dragged a number of protesters from the public gallery of the House of Representatives, with many heard screaming "don't hurt me".
The protesters were removed for disrupting Question Time by shouting statements like "close the camps" and "bring them here".
At the time of the incident, the Whistleblowers Activists and Citizens Alliance claimed responsibility for the protest.
Australia 'a world leader in cruelty'
Outside the court today protesters held a large banner reading: "Close the bloody camps now."
They also made a statement, saying it was time for the Australian Government to close offshore immigration detention centres.
The four women and three men said they pleaded not guilty to the charge of damaging Commonwealth property and exercised their right to be heard by a jury.
Sally Hunter, a member of the group, also read a statement about the incident at Parliament House.
Ms Hunter said the group went to Parliament House to speak to their representatives directly to say "they are complicit in the rape, torture, and child abuse of innocent people who are being detained indefinitely".
Cammy Hill, another member of the group, said Australia had become "a world leader in cruelty".
She said activists had tried for years to be "heard through more conventional means" but said "these methods were no longer enough".
All seven protesters were released on bail to face court again later this month.
