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Sweden closes investigation into barred Eurovision contestant Joost Klein
Prosecutor says it cannot be proved the Dutch contestant caused ‘serious fear’ in backstage incident involving camera operator
On Monday, the Swedish prosecution authority said it had come to the conclusion that Klein had made “a movement that hit the woman’s film camera” but that the course of events “was fast and was perceived differently by the witness of the incident”. Avrotros told the Dutch press agency ANP that it was still “deeply disappointed” about Klein’s disqualification and planned to have a meeting with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the contest’s organiser, to discuss the matter. The 68th edition of the multi-country song competition was marked by large pro-Palestine protests around the Malmö Arena in Sweden’s third-largest city, with some criticising the organisers for allowing Israel to take part while engaged in a military conflict with Gaza.
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