Yugoslav authorities have continuously denied claims by tribunal prosecutors and other Western officials that Mladic is hiding in Serbia under armed bodyguard protection, saying they have no knowledge of his whereabouts.
Jugoslovenske vlasti su redovno odbacivale tvrdnje tužilaca tribunala i drugih zapadnih zvaničnika da se Mladić krije u Srbiji pod zaštitom naoružanih telohranitelja, ukazujući da nemaju informacije o njegovom mestu boravka.