Policija je Karadžića uhapsila u Beogradu 21. jula 2008, skoro 13 godina nakon što su ga tužioci UN-a prvobitno optužili za genocid i ratne zločine po osnovu sukoba u Bosni i Hercegovini (BiH) u periodu 1992-1995.
Police arrested Karadzic in Belgrade on July 21st 2008, nearly 13 years after UN prosecutors first charged him with genocide and war crimes stemming from the 1992-1995 conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).