Optuživši Mladića za vrhovnu komandnu odgovornost za djela i nečinjenja u periodu od 12. maja 1992. do 22. decembra 1996, tužioci ICTY-ja saopćili su da je kao najviši oficir VRS-a u to vrijeme on bio podređen samo predsjedniku bosanskih Srba.
Charging Mladic with superior criminal responsibility for acts and omissions between May 12th 1992 and December 22nd 1996, ICTY prosecutors said that as the most senior VRS officer at the time, he was subordinate only to the Bosnian Serb president.