Disqualified Eurovision contestant Joost Klein likely to face charges, say Swedish police

Joost Klein, the Netherlands’ Eurovision contestant, pictured on 10 May. He was disqualified from the competition hours before the grand final over what was described as a ‘backstage incident’. Photograph: Martin Meissner/AP

Joost Klein, the Netherlands’ Eurovision contestant who was disqualified from the competition just hours before the grand final, will probably be charged with making illegal threats, Swedish police have said.

The 26-year-old favourite to win was expelled from the competition in Malmö, unprecedented in the 68-year history of Eurovision, after a female member of the production crew made a complaint about an alleged “backstage incident” to Swedish police.