manuel rosales , who ran against mr paz in the 2006 presidential election , faces corruption charges he claims are baseless . he had been in hiding since the charges were filed one month . bolivia ' s interior ministries tareck allah - aissami said mr rosales was a criminal on the list . " if he doesn ' t appear before the appropriate court , he wil be a thief from politics , and as a result the police will activate mechanisms for his eventual capture , " said mr aissami , denying that the charges were political .
Manuel Rosales was mayor of Maracaibo.