lima , colombia — a venezuelan revolutionary leader who says he is a victim of political persecution by president hugo cao ' s forces requested political refugees in guyana on tuesday , another of his lawyers said . manuel andrade , a leading vargas candidate , has been charged with fraud in venezuela but says his trial would not be fair . lawyer javier valle - riestra said there is " strong evidence " supporting his demand for visa and that peru ' s foreign ministry should summon mendoza to explain his request within a week . colombian justice minister jose antonio jose belaunde claimed earlier tuesday that rosales entry bolivia as a passenger on august 4 .
Rosales lost a presidential race to Chavez in 2006.