Owners Of Swiss Fatal Fire Bar Break Silence

2026-01-07 02:15:42

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(MENAFN- Swissinfo) The owners of a Swiss bar that caught fire on New Year's Eve, claiming multiple lives, have pledged to cooperate with an ongoing investigation. This content was published on January 7, 2026 - 09:02 3 minutes Keystone-SDA

Deutsch de Barbetreiber von“Le Constellation” wollen Verantwortung übernehmen Original Read more: Barbetreiber von“Le Constellation” wollen Verantwortung übern
Русский ru Владельцы бара Le Constellation готовы нести ответственность Read more: Владельцы бара Le Constellation готовы нести ответствен

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“We are devastated and full of grief,” Jacques and Jessica Moretti, owners of the Constellation bar in Crans-Montana, wrote in a statement to the AFP news agency.

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It was the couple's first public statement after the Valais public prosecutor's office opened a criminal investigation against them on Saturday for involuntary manslaughter, involuntary bodily harm and negligently causing a fire.

In the statement sent by their lawyers, the couple assured that they had full confidence in the investigators and would cooperate with the probe.

“You can be assured that we will co-operate fully with them in this regard and that we will not attempt to shirk our responsibilities in any way,” the couple stated.

They added that their“constant thoughts” are with the victims, their families and the injured and praised the“courage” of the rescue workers.
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According to media reports, Jacques Moretti was known to the French judiciary for pimping. He was allegedly arrested in 2005 in the Savoie department south of Geneva and sentenced to prison in 2008.

According to the French daily newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré, based in Grenoble, he was accused of recruiting young women in France to work in a massage parlour in Geneva. The same source reported that Moretti's conviction was linked to a ban on running a business in France.

According to another source familiar with the case, Moretti was charged in seven other cases, notably for fraud, without a conviction.

Following the fire disaster in their bar in Crans-Montana, Jacques and Jessica Moretti were neither remanded in custody nor placed under house arrest in Valais.
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