Co-owner gets detained following deadly Crans-Montana New Year fire
The Valais Court of Compulsory Measures said it acted on a request from the public prosecutor’s office to place Jacques Moretti, co-owner of the bar Le Constellation, in pretrial detention for an initial three-month period. The court noted that the risk of flight was the sole reason cited by prosecutors to justify detention.
However, the court indicated that detention could be lifted if alternative measures requested by the prosecution, such as financial guarantees, are implemented. It stated that such measures could sufficiently address the flight risk, but finalizing them requires detailed review.
Until then, detention remains in effect.
The court stressed that pretrial detention is a procedural step to ensure the investigation proceeds properly and does not constitute punishment. Moretti, like all suspects, is presumed innocent until a final conviction, should one occur.
The investigation targets Jacques Moretti and his wife, Jessica Moretti, and includes allegations of “negligent homicide, negligent personal injury, and negligent arson.” Authorities highlighted that the bar had not undergone its required annual safety inspections for the past five years.
Speaking last week, Nicolas Feraud, mayor of Crans-Montana, said all sparkler candles—identified as the likely cause of the fire—are now banned inside public venues.
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