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Another Venezuelan politician seeks asylum in Peru

LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra

Oscar Perez Torres, former advisor of Caracas' mayor, Antonio Ledesma, has officially requested political asylum in Peru, since he claims he is the victim of political prosecution in Venezuela.

"He has had to leave his country because he's undergoing a ferocious political prosecution and his family is suffering pressure from the government,” said his lawyer Angel Delgado.

He said that Hugo Chavez's regime started to prosecute him because Perez organized several public demonstrations, the latest one regarding a law that eliminates universities' autonomy.

Perez and Delgado have presented the documents to the Foreign Affairs Ministry, and that Perez is alone in Lima, since his family is staying in Caracas.

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# Palomudo says :
19 September, 2009 [ 14:31 ]

What a shame, Peru has become the Mecca of Venezuelan criminals, this man commited a crime and there is an order for his arrest.  Manuel Rosales ex- mayor of Zulia State was unable to respond for all the properties in his name in Venezueal and Miami, Nixxxon Moreno a rapist is enjoying freedom in Peru, Carlos Ortega another mafioso who bought his way and scaped from jail.

Peruvians you are paying this criminals to live in your country, Assilum is no just the right for them to live in your country, it means that your government also pays for them to live there.

You should ask Allan why he is allowing this criminals enter your country? ......we all know that Allan sooner or later will be doing the same...he already robbed you once before and he is doing it again.

Anyways Peru...enjoy your criminals, you can keep them..may be their future children will rob yours someday. 

# Jair says :
20 September, 2009 [ 14:56 ]

What's "Palomudo"? The nickname of Hugo Chavez?

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