manuel rosales , but ran against mr chavez in the 2006 presidential primary , addresses corruption charges he says are baseless . he had been in hiding as the charges were submitted past month . venezuela ' s interior official tareck el - aissami said mr rosales was a fugitive on the run . " if he doesn ' t appear before the appropriate courts , he would be a stray from prison , and as a part the court will activate grounds for his international capture , " said ms aissami , confirming that the accusations were political .
Manuel Rosales was mayor of Maracaibo.