[1][2][3][4] From May 1998, Lukić was Head of the Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) Staff for Kosovo and Metohija and from June 1999 he was Assistant Chief of the Public Security Service (RJB) and the Chief of Border Administration of the Border Police in the MUP.

[4] He eventually stood trial with Milan Milutinović, Nikola Šainović, Dragoljub Ojdanić, Pavković and Lazarević for crimes committed in the territory of Kosovo, beginning on or about 1 January 1999 and continuing until 20 June 1999.

[4] On 26 February 2009, Lukić was found guilty by the Trial Chamber of a number of charges and sentenced to 22 years of imprisonment.

He was convicted of crimes including deportation, other inhumane acts (forcible transfer), murder, persecutions on political, racial or religious grounds (crimes against humanity) and murder (violations of the laws or customs of war).

[4] Lukić was ruled to have had the intent to forcibly displace part of the Kosovo Albanian population, both within and outside of Kosovo, and thereby ensure continued control by the Former Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) and Serbian authorities over the province: his participation in the "joint criminal enterprise" in Kosovo said to be responsible for committing crimes specified in the judgement in Peć, Dečani, Đakovica, Prizren, Orahovac, Suva Reka, Srbica, Kosovska Mitrovica, Vučitrn, Pristina, Gnjilane, Uroševac and Kačanik.