US EditionItaly’s anger over bar manager release understandable, Swiss president says
Italy recalled its ambassador after Swiss magistrates released the Crans-Montana bar owner on bail; the fire killed 40 people, including six Italians, and injured over 100.
- A fire on January 1 in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, killed 40 people, including six Italian nationals, and injured over 100, causing widespread outrage in Italy.
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated that the release of bar owner Jacques Moretti was 'a serious affront' to victims' families and urged Switzerland to form a joint investigative team.
- Switzerland's President Guy Parmelin acknowledged Italy's outrage but emphasized that magistrates act independently and that political interference is not appropriate.
- Italy has expressed deep indignation and recalled its ambassador to Switzerland to discuss further actions related to the tragedy.
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The request is present in the letters sent to the Swiss authority (ANSA)
One month after the Crans-Montana fire disaster, the bar operator is back on the loose. Italy reacts outrageously, Prime Minister Meloni even appoints the ambassador. Switzerland now insists on non-interference in the investigations.
The investigation into the fire in the Le Constellation bar, in the Swiss municipality of Crans-Montana, continues its course. During Friday’s day, the release of the joint owner of the premises, Jacques Moretti, was announced, the one that would have been left by decision of the court with probation. The measure was authorized by the Court of Coercive Measures of Zion after the payment of a bond equivalent to 200,000 Swiss francs. The court con…
Swiss President Guy Parmelin adopted a conciliatory tone against the Italian government's criticism of the release of the owner of the Crans-Montana bar in which 40 people, including six Italians, died in...
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