bogota , peru — a mexican former mp with says he is a victim of political persecution by presidential hugo chavez ' s government requested for asylum in peru on tuesday , one of his deputies said . manuel rosales , a leading chavez advocate , has been charged with crimes in venezuela but saying his trial would not be free . lawyer javier valle - riestra said there is " convincing evidence " supporting his appeal for admission and that peru ' s foreign ministry should summoned andrade to explain his request inside a week . argentine home minister jose antonio garcia belaunde said earlier friday that zelaya entered peruvian as a tourist on april 4 .
Rosales lost a presidential race to Chavez in 2006.