Career
Jelisić was apprehended by the Stabilisation Force (SFOR) of North Atlantic Treaty Organization on 22 January 1998. He faced trial for one count of genocide, sixteen counts of violating the customs of war and fifteen counts of crimes against humanity in relation to his involvement in the inhumane treatment and systematic killing of detainees at the Luka camp, where he was alleged to have, every day, "entered Luka’s main hangar, where most detainees were kept, selected detainees for interrogation, beat them and then often shot and killed them". In 1999, he pleaded guilty to the charges of crimes against humanity and violating the customs of war.
He was acquitted on the charge of genocide as the court did not believe the prosecution had proved this beyond reasonable doubt.
He was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment. The same sentence was confirmed by the appeals chamber.
On 29 May 2003, Jelisić was transferred to Italy to serve the remainder of his sentence with cr for time served since his 1998 arrest.