South Korean investigators entered the residential compound of suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol early Friday morning to enforce an unprecedented arrest warrant, as hundreds gathered to support the embattled leader who plunged the nation into political chaos with a swiftly overturned declaration of martial law last month.

South Korean authorities failed to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol after his personal security forces prevented police from entering his residence.

A South Korean court on Tuesday approved an arrest warrant for President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been impeached and suspended from power over his decision to impose martial law on December 3, investigating authorities said.