Responding to questions by defence counsel, Lukovic said that he had been on good terms with the slain minister and that Djindjic had never hinted to him that he might be indicted by the Hague war crimes tribunal, as speculated by media, for his role and the role of his special police unit in war zones in Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Kosovo.
Lukovic, who also goes under the surname of Ulemek, said that he had never asked Djindjic to promise him that he would not be handed over to the Hague tribunal if indicted, knowing that "it is a force majeur".
Lukovic had previously rejected allegations by former members of the Djindjic government that he and members of the Zemun Clan, as well as persons with links to the clan and his unit, belonged to the so-called "anti-Hague lobby" and that by murdering Djindjic they attempted to prevent the extradition of indicted war criminals to the tribunal.
The trial continues on Wednesday.