Overview
- A court in Sion approved three months of pre‑trial detention for Jacques Moretti, saying release is possible if adequate securities are posted.
- Jessica Moretti remains under investigation but must surrender her passport, stay in Switzerland, report to police daily and post a court‑set bond.
- Prosecutors are pursuing suspected negligent homicide and bodily injury as early findings indicate spark‑spraying party fountains ignited foam ceiling panels.
- Local authorities acknowledged the bar had not received the legally required annual fire‑safety checks since 2019, intensifying scrutiny of oversight.
- Victims’ lawyer Romain Jordan seeks to include the municipality in the probe and is preparing large state‑liability claims, while reports also note a blocked service door and that the server seen carrying party fountains is among the dead.