Ukraine's Jamala performs a song as security detain a man identified by Ukrainian police as prankster Vitalii Sediuk during the grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 at the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev. (Reuters photo)KIEV -- Ukrainian police have detained a Ukrainian prankster for jumping onto the stage at the Eurovision Song Contest and dropping his trousers while singer Jamala was performing, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on Sunday. The man, identified by Mr Avakov as prankster Vitalii Sediuk, took to the stage draped in an Australian flag and flashed his bottom. He could face anything from a fine to five years in prison on hooliganism charges, Mr Avakov said in a Facebook post. Mr Sediuk has a history of carrying out pranks.

Source: Bangkok Post May 14, 2017 13:41 UTC