Dutch contestant Joost Klein, who was disqualified from Eurovision, will certainly be charged. writes The Guardian In reference to the Swedish police statement. Klein was prosecuted after a member of the production crew filed a complaint against him for threats. If convicted, you may face fines.
The 26-year-old Dutch artist was disqualified just hours before the final, a similar case in Eurovision's 68-year history. Police spokesman Jamie Modine told the Guardian that the investigation had concluded and a decision on charges could be made within the next few weeks. The nature of the threats was not revealed. Emil Andersson, the police officer in charge of the case, told Swedish broadcaster SVT that they expected to initiate criminal proceedings against the Dutch man.
The indictment will be expedited, possibly within 6-8 weeks, as no serious crime was committed following the altercation. According to the Sydsvenska daily newspaper, the crime of threatening in Sweden is often followed by a penalty.
According to the Dutch TV channel Avrotros, although Klein made a threatening gesture towards the photographer, he did not touch her. The reason for the conflict, according to the channel, is that despite the settlement, Ghost was captured while coming off the stage; Although the man repeatedly indicated that he did not want to be hired, the crew did not respect that. The broadcaster claimed it had offered “several solutions” to the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which runs Eurovision, but Klein was fired anyway.
to update: EBU, which regulates Eurovision He issued a statement on Tuesday, as he continued to defend Klein's exclusion from the final. The European Broadcasting Union noted that the widely shared version of Avrotros did not match what staff and witnesses had reported. “Jost’s behavior clearly violates competition rules, which aim to ensure safe working conditions for all employees and protect production,” the statement said. The organizers write that they did not want to issue a ruling before the end of the legal proceedings, but “given what happened and the fact that the police case will soon go to the prosecutor's office, it was not appropriate for Jost to participate.” They added that the decision to disqualify was unanimously supported by the competition's governing body. And the EU Governing Council “after a comprehensive internal investigation.”
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