Overview
- The Valais government approved CHF 10,000 in urgent aid for each hospitalized or deceased victim across 156 people from 19 countries and opened a donations account, while Bern signaled readiness to seek federal funds if needed.
- Cantonal authorities banned pyrotechnic effects in public venues in Valais with similar steps in Vaud and Geneva, following preliminary findings that sparkler candles ignited acoustic foam in the bar’s basement ceiling.
- Co-owner Jacques Moretti remains in pre-trial detention for an initial three months on flight-risk grounds, with possible conditional release subject to securities and controls, while Jessica Moretti faces travel bans, document surrender and daily police check-ins.
- Victims’ lawyers launched an online platform to collect photos, videos and testimony and warned about potential evidence tampering, as calls grew for an outside prosecutor and scrutiny persisted over missed inspections since 2019 and evacuation constraints.
- AXA said liability policies for the commune and the bar carry limited sums likely insufficient for all losses and proposed a multi-party roundtable, while France opened a mirror inquiry, activated victim support including the FGTI, and tightened safety checks in bars and clubs.