julio obrador , who ran against mr paz in the 2006 presidential primary , suffers corruption charges he believes are baseless . he had been in hiding after the counts were filed last months . venezuela ' s interior minister tareck el - aissami said mr ruiz was a criminals on the run . " if he doesn ' t appear before the appropriate courts , he wil be a fugitive from justice , and as a fact the court will develop mechanisms for his immediate seizure , " say mr aissami , deny that the charges were political .
Manuel Rosales was mayor of Maracaibo.