Prema nalozima režima bivšeg predsjednika Slobodana Miloševića, uspostavljena je jedinica od oko 50 pripadnika koja je štitila Mladića nakon što je on 1997. stigao u Srbiju.
Under orders from former President Slobodan Milosevic's regime, a unit of about 50 personnel was set up to protect Mladic after he arrived in Serbia in 1997.