Overview
- Prosecutors in Rome opened a case against Jacques and Jessica Moretti on suspected negligent disaster, multiple involuntary manslaughter, arson and severe injuries tied to safety rule breaches.
- Swiss magistrates questioned Crans‑Montana president Nicolas Féraud, who said he was not told the bar had missed required annual fire checks since 2019.
- A French judge in Grasse rejected Switzerland’s bid to freeze the Morettis’ French homes and accounts because the assets were not shown to be crime proceeds or tools and no treaty compels such seizures outside the EU.
- Jacques Moretti’s Swiss hearing was postponed for medical reasons, yet Italian TV filmed him that day lifting pipes on a restaurant roof, which fueled questions from victims’ lawyers.
- Investigators say sparks from fountain candles ignited acoustic foam in the basement, nine people are under criminal investigation, and 38 survivors remain in hospitals or rehab centers.