Peru to Venezuelan criminals "Come on over, you're all welcome (bring cash)"

Perez. Boo hiss we don't like you

This week a certain Oscar Pérez Torres arrived in Peru from Venezuela seeking political asylum. His arrival comes on the back of other recent Venezuelan opposition runaways such as the ex-governor of Aragua state Didalco Bolívar, the Maracaibo dude Manuel Rosales.

Oscar Pérez, a well-known political figure in Venezuela, calls himself the principal advisor to Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma. However he's also a thug and if Peru grant asylum to this scumball it would have uppd the ante in its "we accept anyone with money who claims persecution in Chavezlandia" policy of late. Guys like Rosales have a patchy record and have very likely been up to neck in corrupt activity for quite a while. But that's hardly anything new in LatAm politics, so the timing of his call to courtroom does smack of political witch-hunting, at least to a certain level. Personally I think Rosales desreves plenty of time behind bars, but Vzla oppos will at least debate the dude's circumstances with an opinion that cannot be thrown away in seconds.

No so Pérez. The guy is nasty. He's the leader of a crime syndicate in Caracas that has dealt in stolen cars. He's the guy behind the recent violent behaviour of opposition marchers (who tend to make noise but not much else when scumballs such as Pérez are involved). He has an arrest warrant out on him because he's broken the freakin' law! That's all. This isn't politics, this is delinquency and the will to pass bribes to government figures in the name of freedom.

If Peru takes this guy in, its moral capital will go directly to zero. A bellweather case well worth following.

So let's see if this Hague court thing works....

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In response to the 2003 massacre of 67 people in the so-called "gas wars" of El Alto Bolivia, Bolivia has this idea of putting the alleged perpetrators on trial. These people are members of the last Goni gov't, of course, and include ex-Prez Goni who is hiding out in LandoftheFree as he finds the language easier up there.

So you'll recall that just before the trial started last week, three of the accused skipped Bolivia and went to Peru, asking for political asylum and claiming political persecution. Peru duly made its decision that they could stay without giving a single reason as to why it would hide yet another bunch of accused criminals.

The thing is, what Peru has done here, namely decide to harbour people under criminal charges, is against the laws of asylum and what's more against the laws of Peru itself. The case of Manuel BraveSirRobin Rosales from Venezuela to Peru is laughably thin, but at least he wasn't under formal charges when he legged it as his process hadn't got quite that far. But these Bolivian dudes just skipped over days before their trial started, having been allowed freedom of movement in the preparative stage. Hardly draconian.

Thus yesterday, Bolivia decided it would go to the Court of Human Rights in The Hague for a ruling on Peru's decision to harbour their accused with impunity. Of course Peru is throwing up its hands in mock horror, saying that Evo Morales faces an "international fiasco" if he goes ahead with this Hague idea. But y'know, I'm not so sure...from where I'm sitting Evo has very little to lose in the deal and might just singe a few beards on the way to getting his accused back. On the other hand Peru has an awful lot to lose, starting with the Twobreakfasts' worst nightmare: loss of international face.

IKN Exclusive: Osama Bin Laden Seeks Political Asylum in Peru

As Borev noted today, Peru has fast become the international safe haven of every scumbag delinquent who squeals "Hey, Political NotFair!!" and hightails it over to the land of ceviche and purple corn. Borev dixit:

Way to go, Peru. Your generous asylum policy extends to, let's see, Venezuelan coup conspirators, embezzlement scam artists, and now a Bolivian minister "charged with genocide in the 2003 killing of dozens of protesters," yikes.

But tonight, IKN can EXCLUSIVELY REVEAL that Osama Bin Laden has slipped over the border into Peru and is spending the night at Machu Picchu on his way to Lima to claim asylum from (and I quote the BinMan) "All those nasty men who keep following me. Allah be praised."

Judging by the recent record of the Twobreakfasts government, it seems as though he's set fair for a quiet life by the seaside now.

Freedom fries served.

Manuel "Brave Sir Robin" Rosales granted political asylum by Peru

Brave Sir Robin ran away
Bravely ran away, away
When danger reared its ugly head
He bravely turned his tail and fled
Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about
And gallantly he chickened out
Bravely taking to his feet
He beat a very brave retreat
Bravest of the brave, Sir Robin

The Ballad of Sir Robin, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, 1975

In news almost as unshocking as Studmuffin's election win yesterday, Peru's APRA party has just decided to accept the large brib....SORRY!...grant political asylum to Manuel Rosales.

Pisco sours served. The end.

Interpol Issues "Red Notice" for Manuel Rosales

Just so you know. Here's the link. Below also find the explanation as to what kind of notice has been issued, as there's some confusion in the press. Interpol has not issued an arrest warrant. However it's interesting that:



A Red Notice is only issued by INTERPOL if the request from the member country (Venezuela) meets the requirements of the Organization’s constitution which prohibits any actions of a political, racial, religious or military character. "



So unfortunately for Rosales, Peru and Fox News, even the world police recognize that Rosales is running from criminal charges and not political persecution.

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Wanted

ROSALES GUERRERO, Manuel Antonio

Legal Status
Present family name: ROSALES GUERRERO Forename: MANUEL ANTONIO Sex: MALE Date of birth: 12 December 1952 (56 years old) Place of birth: MERIDA, Venezuela Nationality: Venezuela

Physical description
Weight: 78 kg <-> 172 pounds Colour of eyes: BLACK Colour of hair: GREYING

Offences
Arrest Warrant Issued by: TRIBUNAL DECIMO NOVENO DE CONTROL / Venezuela

IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION CONTACT
YOUR NATIONAL OR LOCAL POLICE GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF INTERPOL

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LYON, France - Following a request from Venezuelan authorities, the INTERPOL General Secretariat headquarters has issued a Red Notice, or international wanted persons notice, for a former mayor wanted for corruption.



Manuel Antonio Rosales Guerrero is wanted by Venezuela in connection with charges relating to the time he held the position of Governor of Zulia between 2004 and 2008.



A Red Notice is only issued by INTERPOL if the request from the member country (Venezuela) meets the requirements of the Organization’s constitution which prohibits any actions of a political, racial, religious or military character.

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An Interpol Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant.

These Interpol 'Red Notices' represent only a tiny fraction of the number of red notices issued by Interpol.

The persons concerned are wanted by national jurisdictions (or the International Criminal Tribunals, where appropriate) and Interpol's role is to assist the national police forces in identifying or locating those persons with a view to their arrest and extradition.

These red notices allow the warrant to be circulated worldwide with the request that the wanted person be arrested with a view to extradition.

A distinction is drawn between two types of red notice: the first type is based on an arrest warrant and is issued for a person wanted for prosecution; the second type is based on a court decision for a person wanted to serve a sentence.

Warning

The person should be considered innocent until proven guilty.

If any member of the public has any information about one of the wanted persons, they should not contact the General Secretariat directly, but contact the police in the place where the person has been located or identified.

An official Interpol Wanted Fugitives list is maintained on the Interpol website. This information may be copied and distributed. However, it must be clearly stated that this list represents a very small proportion of the full list - only those notices approved for public dissemination appear on the web site. Any unauthorised alteration of any portion of Interpol Wanted Fugitives notices is considered as a violation and subject to legal prosecution.

BREAKING! Manuel Rosales escaped from Venezuela and entered Peru disguised as saxophonist Kenny G

I'm not ruining this one by blogging a ton of words here. Go to the link and find out for yourself. Phenomenal photo.

Birds of a feather

Cook da bookz

So Manuel Runaway Rosales lands in Peru last Sunday and applies for some kind of weirdass political asylum by filing a 350 page petition/report/life story/gawdknowswhat with the Peruvian judiciary.

But guess who he has as his legal council? (update: Aww gawd..it's "counsel". All those wasted years at skool) None other than disgraced Prime Minister and Twobreakfasts right-hand man, Jorge MiniMe Del Castillo! Yes indeed, the PM that was caught up in the middle of the massive Petrogate corruption scandal last year has decided to "help" Rosales because he's some sort of "democrat".

OH THE HUMANITY! LOL!

Reuters has all the details in this report right here.