Ujutro 13. jula te godine, zvaničnici tribunala u Hagu uručili su dokument i potjernicu -- oboje zapečaćeno -- ministarstvu vanjskih poslova Srbije, tražeći od vlasti "da postupe ažurno i u roku od 72 sata".
On the morning of July 13th that year, officials of The Hague tribunal handed over the document and an arrest warrant -- both under seal -- to the Serbian foreign ministry, asking authorities "to act with all due diligence and within 72 hours".