Dutch 'deportation game show' causes stir

A game show in Holland enables failed asylum seekers to try to win money before they are deported.

The programme reportedly sees the contestants compete against on each other in a bid to win €4,000 prize money by answering questions on Dutch culture to see how much they have learnt during their time in the country.

This includes questions on the language, geography and history of the nation.

Frank Wiering, boss of Dutch broadcasting organisation VPRO, said: "My first reaction was that this was a terrible idea.

"But then I realised the show was not really mocking asylum seekers, but highlighting their plight through humour.

"The candidates are not actors, they are genuine unsuccessful asylum seekers who have to leave this country within a month or two.

"The programme is sick but, let’s face it, the reality is sick too."