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Police share update on investigation into Dutch Eurovision contestant Joost Klein expelled hours before final
Eurovision contestant Joost Klein.Klein – who was set to represent the Netherlands with his song ‘Europapa’ – was disqualified from the contest in Malmö, Sweden just hours before this year’s finale (May 11). At the time, police stated that the decision was made after he was accused of making verbal threats towards a female member of the production crew.In a new statement, the Swedish Prosecution Authority said the investigation had discovered that “the man made a movement that hit the woman’s film camera,” and added that “the course of events was fast and was perceived differently by the witnesses of the incident.”Senior prosecutor Fredrik Jönsson added: “I cannot prove that the act was capable of causing serious fear or that the man had any such intention.”The incident marked the first time that an act had been disqualified after reaching the Grand Final in the competition’s 68-year history and, before his disqualification, the 26-year-old singer was named as one of the favourites to win.After news of his disqualification, Dutch broadcaster Avrotros said it was “shocked” by the decision, and stated that while Klein made a “threatening move” towards a female camera operator, he had not touched her (via The Guardian).“Against the clearly made agreement, Joost was filmed when he had just gotten off stage and had to rush to the green room.
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