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.
Pet dana pre početka suđenja 26. oktobra, Karadžić, koji se sam brani, uputio je pismo predsedavajućem sudiji O-Gon Kvonu, u kojem je rekao da neće učestvovati u procesu jer nije spreman za njegov početak.