‘Guess the verdict’ internet game under fire

The public prosecution department has condemned an internet-based ‘guess the court verdict’ game run by regional newspaper Twentsche Courant Tubantia.


‘We don’t think citizens should be able to earn money from the distress of people involved in a court case,’ a spokesman told the Telegraaf.
The person to come closest to the actual verdict wins €50.

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