manuel rosales , who runs against mr chavez in the 2006 presidential election , poses corruption charges he says are refuted . he had been in hiding since the charges were submitted last december . venezuela ' s intelligence ministries tareck e - aissami say mr rosales was a criminal on the loose . " if he doesn ' t appear before the appropriate courts , he would be a fugitive from justice , and as a whole the court will activate mechanisms for his international capture , " said mr aissami , denied that the reports were political .
Manuel Rosales was mayor of Maracaibo.