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

Sweden has closed an investigation into the Dutch Eurovision contestant Joost Klein, who was disqualified from the 2024 final in Malmo after a camera operator accused him of threatening" behaviour, the prosecution authority has announced.

The singer was barred from performing his song Europapa hours before the Eurovision final on 11 May, after a female member of the production crew claimed he had made a threatening movement towards her after his semi-final performance two days earlier.