Venezuela's president threatens to imprison an opposition governor who is also one of his main political rivals for allegedly plotting to kill him. "I am determined to put Manuel Rosales behind bars. A swine like that has to be in prison," President Hugo Chavez the said. Opposition leader Manuel Rosales - who lost to Chavez in the 2006 presidential election - is governor of the oil producing state of Zulia. He is running for mayor of Zulia's capital, Maracaibo, in the upcoming November 23 gubernatorial and municipal elections.
Chavez railed against Rosales at a gathering of businessmen in Zulia, urging the audience to vote against his rival for allegedly plotting to assassinate him, running criminal gangs and illegally acquiring cattle ranches.
Rosales' campaign did not immediately respond to Chavez's comments.
Chavez also said that he has suspended a trip to El Salvador for the Ibero-American summit next week because the El Salvadorian government cannot guarantee his safety.