The official page of the Netherlands' Songfestival, which sends acts to the Eurovision Song Contest, has branded the decision as 'disproportionate'.
The Netherlands' Songfestival page, which is responsible for sending acts to the Eurovision Song Contest , has finally spoken out about why Dutch act Joost Klein was disqualified and branded the decision as 'disproportionate'.
Detailing the events leading up to the Eurovision officials barring Joost from Saturday's final, the statement elaborated: "An incident occurred after last Thursday's performance. "This led to a threatening movement from Joost towards the camera. Joost did not touch the camera woman.""Yesterday and today we consulted extensively with the EBU and proposed several solutions. Nevertheless, the EBU has still decided to disqualify Joost Klein."
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They further emphasised: "While the legal process takes its course, it would not be appropriate for him to continue in the Contest.
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