Supporters of Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange Attend Court To Try To Recover Sureties When He Was Bailed

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 03: Vaughan Smith (C), a supporter of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, addresses the media outside Westminster Magistrates Court on October 3, 2012 in London, England. Nine supporters of Mr Assange have launched legal action to recoup 140,000 GBP they paid in bail money in December 2010 which was forfeited when Mr Assange sought asylum in the UK's Ecuadorean embassy. Professor Tricia David, Lady Caroline Evans, Joseph Farrell, Sarah Harrison, Philip Knightly, Sarah Saunders, Sir John Sulston, Tracy Worcester and Vaughan Smith had each pledged sureties between 5,000 GBP and 20,000 GBP. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)