Man questioned by police over Eurovision Song Contest 'threats'

A man has been questioned by police over allegations of threats at the Eurovision Song Contest . It is not known whether the Netherlands’ act Joost Klein will perform in the final on Saturday, having missed two scheduled dress rehearsals on Friday while an investigation into an incident was carried out.

“The police have taken all essential investigative measures and questioned the suspect, plaintiff and witnesses. The investigation has been completed by the police. “The case follows the normal legal process. The police have used faster prosecution and the case will now go to the prosecutor within a few weeks.”

“While the investigation continues, the EBU has decided that Joost Klein will not perform during dress rehearsal two of the competition, which is voted on by juries in the 37 participating countries. “His performance from semi-final two will be used instead.” More protests are planned for Saturday at the central square Stortorget, and pro-Palestinian demonstrators will walk across the city to Molleplasten. Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, whose mother Malena Ernman represented Sweden at Eurovision in 2009, joined 10,000 to 12,000 pro-Palestinian protesters on the streets of Malmo calling for a boycott of the competition on Thursday.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was “proud” of Golan for participating in the competition, while UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hit out at the demonstrations, saying they were “wrong” and “unfair”, according to a spokesperson.

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