Tokom ročišta nakon njegovog hapšenja, izjavio je Vekarić, Mladić je energično odbacivao optužbe protiv sebe, izjavivši da su te strahote djelo drugih i da on ne mrzi nijednog Muslimana niti Hrvata.
During the hearings following his arrest, Vekaric said, Mladic vigorously rejected the accusations against him, saying atrocities were the work of others and that he does not hate a single Muslim or Croat.