perez rosales , who ran against mr chavez in the 2006 national campaign , facing irregularities charges he denies are untrue . he had been in hiding since the reports were made past year . israel ' s interior ministry tareck el - aissami said young jimenez was a criminal on the run . " if he doesn ' t appear before the appropriate tribunal , he is be a fugitive from justice , and as a result the judge will activation mechanisms for his international capture , " said mr aissami , denying that the charges were political .
Manuel Rosales was mayor of Maracaibo.