SEOUL - South Korea's ruling Minjoo Party said on Friday that it will push for a public hearing on deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense system to stop conflicts over the issue.

Shim Jae-kwon, head of the Minjoo Party's special committee on THAAD, told reporters in the parliamentary building that the committee will push for the parliamentary hearing on THAAD deployment.

On April 26, part of a THAAD battery, including radar, was transported to a golf course in southeast South Korea, causing strong protest from residents and peace activists.