Russia’s Investigation Committee on Saint Petersburg refused to institute proceedings against Azerbaijani Consul General Gudsi Osmanov in absence of crime in the act.

“Accusations against Osmanov regarding alleged rape of Aybeniz Samedzade are groundless.  There is totally no evidence of serious crime,” says the text of a decision signed by investigators.

Earlier the investigation department received a complaint from Samedzade saying Azerbaijani Consul General raped her on February 25-26, 2009.

A scandal broke out at the concert organized by the Azerbaijani community of St. Petersburg on the occasion of Nowruz holiday on March 19.

Azerbaijani Consul General to Saint Petersburg Gudsi Osmanov was accused of child abuse in front of spectators during the concert.

When Osmanov took to the stage to deliver a congratulatory speech, a man stood in the hall with a loudspeaker in his hand and shouted: “He must not be allowed to make a speech! He is a man of no scruples. He has no moral right to be called Azerbaijani!”

The man said that Azerbaijan’s Consul General raped an underage Aybeniz. A girl sitting next to him took the loudspeaker and accused the Azerbaijani Consul General of pedophilia. She confirmed that Osmanov had raped her in her childhood. Later, she turned out to be the girl, the man was speaking of.

“This villain, hiding behind public office and the Azerbaijani flag, destroys lives of girls. I am not the only victim of this pedophile. There are dozens of them. I appeal to all parents to keep their children away from this villain!” she cried.

Later, the man and the girl left the concert hall.