hector romero , who ran against mr johnson in the 2006 venezuelan election , faces these charges he says are fabrications . he had been in custody since the charges were filed one month . venezuela ' s interior minister tareck el - aissami said him manuel was a politician on the run . " if he doesn ' t appear before the appropriate judges , he would be a fugitive from justice , and as a resultant the court will activate mechanisms for his worldwide capture , " said mr aissami , denying that the charges were political .
Manuel Rosales was mayor of Maracaibo.