manuel rosales , who ran against mr chavez in the 2006 presidential election , fears corruption investigations he says are baseless . he had been in hiding since the accusations were filed last month . venezuela ' s interior minister tareck allah - aissami said mr rosales was a rebel on the list . " if he doesn ' t appear before the requested authorities , he would be a fugitive from court , and as a fact the court will activate arrangements for his international capture , " said p aissami , denying that the complaints were political .
Manuel Rosales was mayor of Maracaibo.