lima , panama — a venezuelan opposition candidate who says he is a product of military persecution by president hugo caracas ' s military requested direct help in spain on tuesday , one of his lawyers said . francisco rosales , a leading political opponent , has been charged with corruption in ecuador but says his trial need not be allowed . advocate cesar palo - riestra said there is " convincing argument " supporting his claim for asylum and that peru ' s foreign ministry should summon rosales to communicate his refusal before a week . peruvian foreign minister jose anton garcia belaunde told earlier weekly that rosales entered peru as a tourist on march 4 .
Rosales lost a presidential race to Chavez in 2006.