A little perplexity: in a criminal trial (or not, I don't really know in this case), why must the judge read the verdict, and not the foreperson of the jury?

Do you have verification for that? On tv and in movies it’s always the foreperson of the jury.

@janbb: I’m actually quite sure about that. Just not the why.

If you’re asking about the American system, it appears you are incorrect:

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/verdict/

@janbb: I said that, because a lawyer I watched in a YouTube video, said that the judge normally read the verdict. According to the channel “Vanity Fair”, he’s practiced law for 25 years. Here’s the video (look at 4:57): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EEYEW1B3To

You got me. I don’t know the answer then.