Investigators in South Korea attempt to detain the impeached president for a second time.

On Wednesday, authorities made a second attempt to detain suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at his residence, investigating his martial law declaration last month.

According to Reuters, 3,200 police officers were dispatched to the president's hillside estate in Seoul, where he has been hiding for weeks with a personal security detail.

Reuters reported that a video showed police officers approaching Yoon's home, where hundreds of his supporters had already gathered to protest on his behalf. Earlier, they were reportedly seen pushing through a group of them.

On Jan. 3, a standoff between military guards and the president's security staff resulted in the cancellation of a previous attempt to detain Yoon.

"Acting President Choi Sang-mok emphasized the importance of preventing physical conflict between state agencies in a statement on Wednesday. He also stated that he would hold those responsible if any unfortunate events occurred."

Investigators have faced challenges in executing a warrant for Yoon's arrest due to the president's legal counsel's assertion that it is impossible to do so under a law prohibiting non-consensual searches of locations that may contain military secrets.

Yoon's lawyers have also criticized the warrant as an unlawful way to publicly embarrass him.

A sitting South Korean president has never before been the subject of an arrest warrant, which was issued to Yoon due to his declaration of martial law on Dec. 3, stemming from his frustration with the opposition-dominated parliament's refusal to pass key items on his political agenda.

The sudden and unprecedented move in Asia's most stable democracies was decried within South Korea and abroad, with analysts expressing shock.

On Dec. 14, Yoon was suspended by Parliament in a 204-85 vote, after his declaration was unanimously rejected.

If the Constitutional Court upholds the motion with a three-fourths majority, Yoon will be formally impeached.

The court's next hearing is scheduled for Thursday.

Reuters contributed to this report.