After a reformist government, led by late Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, came to power following the overthrow of the Milosevic regime in October 2000, Mladic reportedly left Belgrade to avoid possible arrest and handover to The Hague-based tribunal.
Nakon što je reformska vlada, na čelu s ubijenim premijerom Zoran Đindjićem, došla na vlast nakon rušenja Miloševićeva režima u listopadu 2000. godine, Mladić je navodno napustio Beograd da bi izbjegao moguće uhićenje i predaju Haaškom sudu.