Former governor of Aragua State and former ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, Didalco Bolivar, arrived in Lima and requested asylum for considering he is a political refugee, reported Efe.
BolÃvar stands accused in Venezuela of alleged acts of corruption and of favoring entrepreneur Alejandro Saavedra Ramirez in the award of contracts for the sale of medical equipment during his administration. The trial began after the end of his 2007 falling-out with Chavez.
In recent days police have raided two of Bolivar's homes in search of evidence related to the investigation. Former presidential candidate Manuel Rosales, the former chief executive of the regional state Yaracuy, Eduardo Lapi, and opposition student leader Nixon Moreno are also in Lima. |