The Netherlands ‘ contender in the Eurovision Song Contest who was abruptly expelled from the show will probably face charges for making unlawful challenges, according to Finnish police on Monday.
The organizer of the opposition, the European Broadcasting Union, reported that police were looking into a complaint made by” a female member of the manufacturing team” at the Swedish capital of Malmo after Joost Klein had failed to perform at two dress performances on Friday.
A judgement on the charges may be made “within a few weeks,” according to police spokeswoman Jimmy Modin, who informed The Associated Press that the incident was being investigated. He declined to provide more details about the threats the French actor is accused of making.
The pan-continental music competition in Malmo came after a turbulent year that saw significant street demonstrations against Israel’s involvement, turning the uplifting music celebration into a chaotic stress cooker overshadowed by the Gaza war.
Unknown are the specifics of what transpired theater.
According to an unknown cause, Klein once became stressed out by all the photographers and requested that they stop filming, according to the magazine Aftonbladet. When one artist got near, he raised his arm with a palm and lunged at the artist, the report said.
The Sydsvenska everyday, a Malmo paper, said that the offense of making threats often leads to fines upon faith.
” We expect there will probably be a trial”, Emil Andersson, the police officer in charge of the case, told Swedish broadcaster SVT. He added that because the altercation did n’t involve a more serious crime, “accelerated prosecution” will likely be involved.
In cases involving accelerated trial, an investigation typically takes six to eight weeks.
The final- second dismissal was unprecedented in the 68- time history of Eurovision. The 26- year- old Dutch singer and rapper had been a bookies ‘ favorite, as well as a fan favorite, with his song” Europapa”, an upbeat Euro- techno ode to the continents diversity that is also a tribute to Klein’s parents, who died when he was a child.
Klein reportedly left Sweden already.
The 68th edition of the contest was won by Switzerland’s Nemo.
