[ekianjo]

> Many people spend upwards of years before going to trial.

Yeah, and some like Assange spend their time in prison BEFORE their trial.

[oldgradstudent]

Had she tried to avoid hearings by taking refuge in the Equadorian embassy for nearly a decade, she too would have been in pretrial detention.

[vkou]

You don't have to be Assange to spend some pre-trial time in prison, if you choose to skip on your court dates.

[dazc]

This common in the UK for 'anyone' accused of a serious offence.

[permo-w]

Yeah I’m always ready to pack up and head to the Ecuadorean Embassy