▁the ▁court . ▁Its ▁publication ▁was ▁susp ended ▁for ▁six ▁months . ▁But ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁V atan ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁continue ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁dem ocr atic ▁environment . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 – 4 6 ▁term , ▁it ▁supported ▁the ▁Dem ocrat ▁Party ▁( DP ) ▁against ▁the ▁C HP ▁government . ▁ ▁D P ▁government ▁This ▁support ▁continued ▁after ▁D P ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁election . ▁However , ▁V atan ▁also ▁began ▁critic izing ▁D P ▁for ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁non - sec ular ▁moves . ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁Y al man ▁bare ly ▁escaped ▁an ▁assass ination ▁attempt ▁in ▁Mal at ya . ▁ ▁Even ▁after ▁this ▁incident , ▁V atan ▁continued ▁to ▁support ▁D P ▁in ▁such ▁operations ▁like ▁closing ▁the ▁Nation ▁Party ▁and ▁particip ating ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁ ▁However ▁D P , ▁once ▁a ▁champion ▁of ▁dem ocracy ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁dem ocr atic ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁elections , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁dis ill usion ment ▁with ▁the ▁total itar ian ▁rule ▁of ▁D P , ▁V atan ▁ended ▁its ▁D P ▁support . ▁It ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁notable ▁opposition ▁papers ▁to ▁the ▁D P ▁government . ▁ ▁D P ▁government ▁pun ished ▁V atan ▁( like ▁all ▁other ▁opposition ▁papers ) ▁by ▁various ▁methods ▁like ▁reducing ▁the ▁ ▁advert ising ▁re venue ▁and ▁limit ing ▁the ▁news print ▁paper .