In his statement of resignation, Perisic, who was army chief of staff during much of Slobodan Milosevic's rule, accused the government's political opponents of engaging in activities reminiscent of "the most sinister dictatorial regimes".
U obrazloženju ostavke, Perišić, koji je duže vreme bio načelnik generalštaba tokom vladavine Slobodana Miloševića, optužio je političke protivnike Vlade za aktivnosti koje podsećaju na «najzloglasnije diktatorske režime».