Pet dana pred svoje suđenje 26. oktobra, Karadžić, koji u postupku brani sam sebe, poslao je dopis predsjedavajućem sucu O-Gon Kwonu, u kom je rekao da neće učestvovati u tom procesu jer on nije spreman za pokretanje.
Five days before the start of his trial on October 26th, Karadzic, who is acting as his own attorney, sent a letter to presiding Judge O-Gon Kwon, saying he would not participate in the process, because it was not ready to begin.