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> the people who paid bail for Assange in the UK only to have him skip bail got refunded https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/oct/08/julian-assange-supporter
by blitzar 2y ago
> the people who paid bail for Assange in the UK only to have him skip bail got refunded
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/oct/08/julian-assange-supporters-ordered-forfeit-bail https://www.theguardian.com/media/2012/oct/08/julian-assange...
They tried to not pay, given that for some it was a substantial portion of their life savings, but obviously they didnt have any real case to avoid it. I would hope wikileaks repayed them but I highly doubt they did.
Some ardent supporters from that era have little nice to say about Assange - including those that paid significant bail provided huge amounts of assistance.
https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2013/02/jemima-khan-julian-assange-how-wikileaks-founder-alienated-his-allies https://www.newstatesman.com/science-tech/2013/02/jemima-kha...
- pjc50 2y agoExtremely unambiguous scammy behavior, there.