There wasn&#x27;t any need to guard the Ecuadorian embassy, now or then.  He couldn&#x27;t have travelled out of the country without being arrested at the port or airport, and could have been picked up easily if he&#x27;d stayed at a house or hotel anywhere inside the UK.<p>People who are far less well known are routinely arrested by the police for failure to turn up in court.  There was no need for this expensive 24 hour guard.