It was attended by people from all walks of life in Seoul and from different places, members of opposition parties and other personages, more than 30,000 in all.

Speakers held that the case of plotted rebellion was cooked up by the IS to get rid of the catastrophic crisis, adding that lurking behind this is its sinister intention to blow up candlelight.

Those charged with involvement in the case have dedicated themselves to social progress, calling for the abrogation of the "security law", they noted.

They accused the IS of suppressing them to cover up its illegal acts.

Many people are branding the case as an anachronistic one, they said, calling for probing the truth behind all the illegal acts of the IS through candlelight actions.

They declared they would carry on their candlelight actions despite the IS's suppression.