He disappeared several months after the ICTY issued its initial joint indictment against him and former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic in July 1995.
Nestao je nekoliko meseci pošto je Haški tribunal objavio početnu zajedničku optužnicu protiv njega i bivšeg ratnog komandanta bosanskih Srba Ratka Mladića u julu 1995. godine.