NBC News - By Isolde Raftery, 9/5/12
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks to the media outside the High Court in London in this December 5, 2011 file photo.
Supporters who put up nearly $320,000 to bail out WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have lost their money, the Guardian of London reported.
Assange’s backers -- who include Jemima Khan, a writer, movie directors Ken Loach and Michael Moore and publisher Felix Dennis – had to forfeit their money because Assange skipped bail in June to avoid being extradited to Sweden where he is wanted on rape charges.
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