The incident marked the first time that an act had been disqualified after reaching the Grand Final in the Eurovision Song Contest's 68-year history
Dutch artist Joost Klein, who was disqualified from Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest after a backstage incident, is likely to be charged with making illegal threats, Swedish police have said.
Organising body, the European Broadcasting Union , issued a statement at the time saying that, “while the legal process takes its course, it would not be appropriate for him to continue in the contest”. Police spokesperson Jimmy Modin confirmed to The Guardian that their investigation into the alleged incident has been completed and that a decision on the charges should come “within the next couple of weeks”.Emil Andersson, the police officer in charge of the case, told Swedish broadcaster SVT that they “expect there will probably be a prosecution”. In Swedish, the crime of making threats usually leads to fines upon conviction.
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