SEOUL, March 25 (Xinhua) -- South Korean advocacy group activists gathered signatures of people on Saturday to prevent the "illegitimate" push to deploy a U.S. missile shield - Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) on their territory.
At the Gwanghwamun square in central Seoul where candlelit rallies had been held to force former President Park Geun-hye out of office, the signature-collecting campaign was conducted to urge lawmakers to stop the hurried push for THAAD deployment.
On March 6, two mobile launchers and other elements of the THAAD were flown to a U.S. military base south of Seoul. One THAAD battery is composed of six mobile launchers, 48 interceptors, one X-band radar and the fire and control unit.
Local state-run broadcaster KBS reported that the AN/TPY-2 radar was supposed to be delivered to South Korea on March 16, but it was not confirmed as the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) declined to reveal the arrival of other THAAD elements.
The hasty deployment "is illegitimate and violates the constitution," said a civic group activist who declined to be identified. She said the collected signatures would be presented next week to the parliamentary speaker and floor leaders of major political parties.
The campaign started online a week ago, and it had already collected around 5,000 signatures. They are targeting 10,000 signatures to be gathered.
The advocacy groups would call on the parliament to file for an injunction to halt all deployment procedures. The Seoul-Washington agreement to install one THAAD battery was abruptly announced in July last year without any parliamentary approval and public consensus.
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