He had been on the run since June 2001, disappearing shortly after the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) indicted him for his alleged involvement in atrocities committed against Krajina Serbs towards the end of the 1991-1995 conflict in Croatia.
Nalazio se u bijegu od lipnja 2001. godine, nestavši ubrzo nakon što je Međunarodni tribunal za bivšu Jugoslaviju (ICTY) podignuo optužnicu protiv njega zbog navodne odgovornosti za zločine počinjene nad krajinskim Srbima pred kraj sukoba u Hrvatskoj 1991-1995.