"Lawmakers must stop telling. They must act," said the activist.
Separately, the activists collected signatures to ask people to join the constitutional petition, which will be filed by Lawyers for Democratic Society, an advocacy group composed of liberal lawyers, and residents of the THAAD site in southeast South Korea.
They claimed the THAAD installation lacked the residents' agreement and violated people's rights to peaceful, healthy life and environmental protection, which are guaranteed by the constitution. The petition will be filed with the constitutional court in early April after completing the signature-seeking campaign by the end of this month.
The Gwanghwamun square was packed with people holding placards that read "Opposition to THAAD." Residents thronged to the capital city and chanted the famous slogan "THAAD Out, Peace In."
Some draped a flag with anti-THAAD slogan over their shoulders, while children held a blue, rubber balloon that was stamped with anti-THAAD slogan.
In addition to opposition at home, China and Russia have strongly opposed THAAD in South Korea as it can peer deep into their territories, thus damaging security interests of the two countries and breaking regional strategic balance.
Under the Seoul-Washington agreement, THAAD in South Korea will be operated by the USFK. Seoul has claimed the X-band radar is solely aimed at the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) missile threats, but South Korea's military has no right to intervene in the operation.
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