US EditionFour More Officials Charged in Swiss Fire Probe
Prosecutors say the case now includes 13 defendants as investigators examine whether missed safety checks contributed to the fire that killed 41 people.
- On Thursday, the public prosecutors' office in southwest Switzerland's Wallis canton confirmed the investigation into the Crans-Montana fire has been extended to include four new individuals, bringing the total number of defendants to 13.
- Fire broke out at the Constellation bar early on January 1, killing 41 people and injuring 115, in a blaze prosecutors believe ignited when sparklers on champagne bottles touched ceiling insulation foam.
- Bar owners Jacques and Jessica Moretti face charges including negligent homicide; recent hearings in Sion included testimony from Crans-Montana Mayor Nicolas Feraud regarding missing safety inspections.
- Questioning for officials is set between May 11 and June 3, with manager Jacques Moretti scheduled to reappear before the investigation on June 5.
- France recently rejected a request from Switzerland to seize assets belonging to the bar's owners, though lawyer Romain Jordan representing victims' relatives commended the "progress of the investigation and the sustained pace of the hearings.
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13 people are now accused after the fire disaster. Four of them are to be heard in May and June.
Four New Defendants in the Investigation Into the Drama of Crans-Montana, Three of Whom Were Elected
Four more people were put into prevention following the murderous fire in Crans-Montana, among them elected officials of the former commune of Chermignon. They will be interviewed in May and June. All will have to answer for homicide by negligence, bodily injury by negligence and involuntary fireThe list of defendants in the instruction on the drama of Crans-Montana extends. They are now thirteen. All must answer for homicide by negligence, bodi…
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Four officials and former municipal officials of Crans-Montana are implicated in the investigation into the murderous New Year's fire, bringing the number of persons subject to the investigation to 13.
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