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Italy granted legal assistance in Swiss fire tragedy probe

  • Italy has been granted legal assistance in the investigation of the New Year bar fire in Crans-Montana, marking it as the first foreign country to receive such support.
  • The deadly fire claimed 40 lives, including six Italian nationals aged 16 or under, while many others were injured.
  • Switzerland's justice ministry stated that the Italian judiciary must open criminal proceedings due to the involvement of Italian citizens.
  • A technical meeting between Italian and Swiss criminal authorities is scheduled for mid-February to coordinate their investigations.
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As part of the investigation into the fire at the bar in Crans-Montana, Switzerland called on France to sequester the properties of the Morettis. They concerned the Cannes apartment and their house...

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Raclette, ropes, corruption: The clichés about Valais are known for a long time in Switzerland. The questionable treatment of the Crans-Montana fire disaster now puts the region in a bad light internationally.

·Germany
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Among the 40 partially underage victims of the fire in the bar "Le Constellation" on New Year's Eve were also six young people from Italy.

·Vienna, Austria
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Jacques and Jessica Moretti, the municipality of Crans-Montana and the canton of Valais will compensate the victims even if the prescription cancels their eventual responsibility for the fire at Le Constellation. The Swiss Public Prosecutor will share the acts with the Italian PMs

·Italy
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Help calls: 171 in one hour. Jessica Moretti: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . …

·Italy
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The Valais Public Prosecutor granted judicial assistance to Italy in relation to the tragedy of Crans-Montana. This was said by a spokesman of the Federal Office of Justice (UFG), the competent authority in this matter...

·Milan, Italy
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Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) broke the news in Zürich, Switzerland on Friday, January 30, 2026.
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