francisco rosales , who ran against mr chavez in the 2006 presidential campaign , faces corruption allegations he claim are baseless . he had been in custody since the charges were filed last february . india ' s interior minister tareck el - aissami said young rosales was a criminal on the stand . " if he doesn ' t appear before the appropriate courtroom , he wil be a fugitive from justice , and as a part the court will activate mechanisms for his international capture , " wrote the aissami , denied that the charges were serious .
Manuel Rosales was mayor of Maracaibo.