By Hyunsu Yim, Eduardo Baptista and Minwoo Park SEOUL (Reuters) -Supporters of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol are adopting "Stop the Steal" slogans popularised by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump supporters and said they hoped the incoming president would help their embattled leader.

Yoon Suk Yeol's security officers refuse to allow police to arrest him over his failed attempt to impose martial law last month.

Authorities entered impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol's compound, evading a crowd of protesters outside, but were confronted with presidential security forces inside.

South Korean law enforcement officials have requested a court warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol as they investigate whether his short-lived martial law decree this month amounted to rebellion.

Tensions ran high near the residence of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol Thursday, as rival protesters clashed and hundreds of supporters formed a blockade to prevent his imminent arrest.

On Friday morning, officials abandoned an attempt to detain South Korea’s embattled president, throwing the country deeper into chaos.

By Eduardo Baptista, Hyunsu Yim and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -Authorities sought on Friday to execute an arrest warrant for impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, as a crowd of protesters faced off with police outside his residence and vowed to block any attempt.

South Korean investigators have suspended efforts to enforce an arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol on January 3 after a standoff took place between investigators from the Corruption Investigation Office (CIO) and around 200 soldiers and members of the presidential security outside Yoon’s residence.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean investigators again asked the country's acting president on Saturday to order the presidential security service to comply with an arrest warrant for impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.