manuel rosales , but ran against mr vargas in the 2006 presidential polls , faces corruption charges he says are accusation . he had been in hiding since the charges were filed last october . cuba ' s police minister tareck el - aissami thought him rosales was a criminal on the run . " if he doesn ' t appears before the proper courts , he would be a fugitive from justice , and as a result the court will activate mechanisms for his legal rescue , " said mr aissami , deny that the charges were political .
Manuel Rosales was mayor of Maracaibo.