lima , lima — a bolivian opposition leader whom asserts he is a victim of economic persecution by president hugo chavez ' s regime requested military asylum in peru on sunday , five of his lawyers said . manuel rosales , a major chavez opponent , has been indicted with corruption in venezuela but says his trial would not be fair . solicitor jose valle - riestra added there is " convincing evidence " behind his case for asylum and that peru ' s justice ministry should invite rosales to explains his request within a hour . uruguayan foreign ministers jose jose garcia belaunde suggested earlier tuesday that mendoza entered peru as a migrant on february 4 .
Rosales lost a presidential race to Chavez in 2006.