4 new folks at the moment are implicated in the Crans-Montana fire. The investigation into this tragedy which left 41 lifeless and 115 injured on New Yr’s Eve within the Swiss resort has been prolonged to 4 municipal officers and former officers, in line with sources near the matter.
These new accusations, revealed by the Keystone-ATS press company the day after a 3rd series of hearings by the Valais public prosecutor’s office (western Switzerland), carry to 13 the variety of folks focused by the prison investigation. The present municipal councilor liable for safety in Crans-Montana, the deputy head of the general public safety division, in addition to a former municipal councilor liable for safety (between 2013-2016) and the previous president of the neighboring municipality of Chermignon (2009-2016) can be interviewed between Could 11 and June 3.
No management since 2019
The primary suspect within the investigation, Jacques Moretti, a French co-owner with his wife Jessica from the bar Le Constellation, should be heard once more on June 5. His final listening to, scheduled for April 7, was postponed after his legal professionals filed medical certificates.
This announcement comes on the heels of a brand new wave of hearings carried out during the last two weeks with managers or former managers of Crans-Montana, together with the current mayor Nicolas Féraudthe municipality having acknowledged the absence of security and hearth checks within the bar since 2019. These checks are presupposed to be carried out yearly.
