{"id":242056,"date":"2026-01-13T06:59:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T06:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/242056\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T06:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T06:59:09","slug":"swiss-court-keeps-bar-owner-in-custody-after-deadly-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/242056\/","title":{"rendered":"Swiss court keeps bar owner in custody after deadly fire"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Swiss court has ordered \u2060that the co-owner of a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana that \u200dcaught fire on New Year’s Day, killing 40 people, must remain in custody.<\/p>\n

The court said in a statement that Jacques Moretti will be held for a provisional period of three months, but this could be reviewed if \u2060measures are taken to counter the risk of \u2060flight, such as a security deposit.<\/p>\n

Prosecutors for the Valais canton \u2060initially \u200dordered \u2060the detention of Mr Moretti on Friday after a \u200dlengthy hearing with him and his \u2060wife, Jessica, pending a decision on whether it was warranted.<\/p>\n

Mr Moretti’s wife, Jessica, said that the court’s decision would allow her husband to regain his freedom once the conditions were met.<\/p>\n

“This authority has taken into account the unconditional commitment of Jessica Moretti and her husband not to evade the legal proceedings they will be facing together,” a statement added.<\/p>\n

The couple have expressed their grief over the fire \u200dand said they would cooperate fully with the investigation.<\/p>\n

\"Attendees
\nA memorial to the victims of the fire in Crans-Montana<\/p>\n

The Morettis are under criminal investigation for manslaughter by negligence, bodily harm by negligence and arson by negligence.<\/p>\n

In Switzerland, the presumption of innocence applies until a final conviction is pronounced.<\/p>\n

Initial findings suggest that the fire was caused by sparklers igniting soundproofing foam installed on the ceiling of the bar’s basement.<\/p>\n

Questions are also being raised about the presence and accessibility of fire extinguishers, and whether the venue’s exits complied with regulations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Swiss court has ordered \u2060that the co-owner of a bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana that…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242057,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-242056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}