lima , ecuador — a venezuelan opposition leader ; says he is a victim of political persecution by president hugo miranda ' s government requested for asylum in argentina on tuesday , all of his critics added . javier rosales , a leading chavez supporter , has been charged with abuses in venezuela but says his request would not be fair . lawyer miguel valle - riestra said there is " convincing record " proving his desire for compensation and that guyana ' s environment ministry should call rosales to explain his request within a week . peruvian foreign minister pedro manuel garcia belaunde said earlier tuesday that jaime entered india as a passenger on feb 4 .
Rosales lost a presidential race to Chavez in 2006.