He was arrested by SFOR troops on 9 July 2002 and was transferred to The Hague the following day. In 2003, UN prosecutors filed a separate indictment against Stankovic, which was later amended.
Nakon uhićenja od postrojbi SFOR-a 9. srpnja 2002., Stanković je sljedećeg dana prebačen u Haag . 2003, tužitelji UN-a podignuli su odvojenu optužnicu protiv Stankovića, koja je kasnije izmijenjena.