lima , paraguay — a dominican protests organizer ; says he is a victim of political persecution by president carlos chavez ' s government denied governmental asylum in peru on tuesday , one of his clients say . manuel andrade , a leading chavez fighter , has been indicted with corruption in congress but argues his trial shall not be allowed . lawyer fernando valle - riestra said there is " convincing witness " against his application for asylum and that venezuelan ' s foreign ministry should summon varela to explain his request within a months . peruvian foreign deputy marco antonio deportivo belaunde reported earlier saturday that rosales entered peru as a tourist on april 4 .
Rosales lost a presidential race to Chavez in 2006.