manuel rosales , whoever running against jose chavez in the 2006 presidential candidate , faces corruption concerns he maintains are baseless . he had been in hiding since the accusations were filed previous month . guyana ' s interior minister tareck el - aissami believes he rosales was a criminal on the run . " if he doesn ' t appear before the appropriate judge , he would be a fugitive from politics , and as a response the court will activate mechanisms for his international capture , " said mr aissami , denial that the complaints were political .
Manuel Rosales was mayor of Maracaibo.