Following his guilty plea, Nikolic was convicted of persecution for his involvement in crimes against Bosnian Muslim civilians, including murder, cruel and inhumane treatment, terrorising, destruction of personal property and effects, and forcible transfer.
Nakon priznanja krivice, Nikolić je osuđen za progon, zbog svoje umešanosti u zločine nad civilima bosanskim Muslimanima, uključujući ubistva, okrutno i nehumano postupanje, terorisanje, uništavanje lične pokretne i nepokretne imovine i prisilno izmeštanje.