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 diplomatic match between Italy and Switzerland is still open. The Italian government places a clear condition for the return to Switzerland of the ambassador Gian Lorenzo Cornado, recalled to Rome after the release of Jacques Moretti, manager of the local Le Constellation of Crans-Montana, where on January 1, 2026 a devastating fire cost the lives of 40 people, including six very young Italians. In an official note, Palazzo Chigi stated that…
As long as this condition is not fulfilled, Rome warned that its ambassador to Switzerland, recalled on Saturday, would not resume his duties on the spot. Six young Italians died in the fire of the Constellation bar on New Year's night.
After the crackdown on Crans-Montana, the bar operator Jacques Moretti is back on his feet. The Italian government is appalled and calls back its ambassador from Bern.
The Premier received Cornado in the afternoon. Meanwhile, the Public Prosecutor of Rome is ready to send a team of investigators. While the Canton of Valais allocates ten million francs for the victims of the fire
The request is present in the letters sent to the Swiss authority (ANSA)
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