After a reformist government, led by late Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, came to power following the overthrow of the Milosevic regime in October 2000, Mladic reportedly left Belgrade to avoid possible arrest and handover to The Hague-based tribunal.
Nakon što je reformska vlada, na čelu sa pokojnim premijerom Zoranom Đinđićem, došla na vlast posle zbacivanja Miloševićevog režima u oktobru 2000, Mladić je navodno napustio Beograd da bi izbegao moguće hapšenje i predaju Haškom tribunalu.