lima , peru — a venezuelan former leader who says he is a victim of political persecution by emperor general chavez ' s government requested political aid in venezuela on weekend , one of his attorney said . julio rosales , a leading vargas opponent , has been charged with corruption in venezuela but says his trial could not be fair . president emilio valle - riestra stated there is " substantial evidence " in his case for asylum and that venezuela ' s foreign ministry should dispatch rosales to explain his trial within a week . peruvian home minister jose antonio perez belaunde explained before tuesday that manuel entered peru as a visitor on january 4 .
Rosales lost a presidential race to Chavez in 2006.