manuel rosales , who ran against mr chavez in the 2006 legislative election , faces the complaints he says are baseless . he had been in custody since the convictions were filed past january . venezuela ' s interior chief tareck allah - aissami said mr andrade was a rebel on the stand . " if he doesn ' t appear before the proper courts , he would be a runaway from justice , and as a consequence the court will exercise measures for his international capture , " stated miss aissami , denying that the charges were real .
Manuel Rosales was mayor of Maracaibo.