manuel obrador , which won against general perez in the 2006 legislative election , confront corruption investigations he says are baseless . he had been in exile since the charges were filed last month . venezuela ' s interior minister tareck e - aissami says mr lopez was a criminal on the hunt . " if he doesn ' t appear before the appropriate courts , he might be a fugitive from injustice , and as a result the court will tighten machinery for his overseas capture , " said mp aissami , believing that the charges were political .
Manuel Rosales was mayor of Maracaibo.