In a report to the UN Security Council on 23 November 2004, del Ponte said the ex-general had disappeared in June 2001, after Croatian authorities informed him that there was a sealed indictment against him.
U izveštaju koji je podnela Savetu bezbednosti UN-a 23. novembra 2004, del Ponte je rekla da je bivši general nestao u junu 2001. godine, nakon što su ga hrvatske vlasti informisale da postoji zapečaćena optužnica protiv njega.