On je bio u bijegu od juna 2001, nestavši kratko vremena nakon što je Međunarodni krivični tribunal za bivšu Jugoslaviju (ICTY) protiv njega podigao optužnicu zbog njegovog navodnog učešća u strahotama počinjenim nad krajinskim Srbima pred kraj sukoba iz perioda 1991-1995. u Hrvatskoj.
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.