£140,000 Assange surety in balance
The WikiLeaks founder has been holed up at the Ecuadorian embassy in London since 19 June, a move which has already lost celebrity backers £200,000 they gave for his bail.
During a half-hour hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court yesterday supporters of Mr Assange were told a decision will be made in “a few days”.
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Hide AdVaughan Smith, a friend who put up Mr Assange, 41, at his mansion for more than a year, addressed the court on behalf of the nine who put up £140,000 between them. He said all those who offered sureties, of varying amounts, are “convinced that they have done and are doing the right thing”.