[citation needed] In January 1992, Perišić was appointed commander of the newly established 13th Corps in the Bileća.

A Croatian court sentenced him to 20 years in prison in absentia for shelling the city of Zadar, but he was never arrested.

According to the indictment, he was "exercising his authority, pursuant to the policies and limitations set by the Supreme Defence Council, to provide substantial military assistance to the Armies of Republika Srpska and Republic of Serbian Krajina, which he knew was used, in significant part, in the commission of the crimes".

Perišić's command position, his ability to issue and implement orders, to discipline those who committed crimes and to promote and discharge soldiers showed that he had effective control, the prosecutor argued.

[7][8] In 2021, the Belgrade Higher Court sentenced Perišić to three years' imprisonment for passing state secrets to the US in 2002.