Overview
- Attorneys for several families asked the Sion prosecutor to pursue the offense of supplying harmful substances to minors, saying heavy drinking by under‑16s reduced their ability to flee once the blaze erupted.
- Case files show autopsies were ordered late or not performed in some instances, devices were seized only on January 9 and 14, and searches of the Morettis’ home and municipal offices have been limited, prompting evidence‑preservation concerns.
- Photos and videos deposited with prosecutors indicate co‑owner Jessica Moretti filmed the bottle procession and the ignition despite telling investigators she had no recordings, and lawyers say the club’s social media was deleted hours after the fire.
- Witness statements increasingly contradict the owners’ accounts, with staff saying Jessica directed costumes and theatrics and reporting no fire‑safety training; her lawyers contend she left the floor to call emergency services.
- Jacques Moretti remains jailed as prosecutors seek 200,000 Swiss francs in bail per defendant, funds an anonymous friend has advanced pending the court’s decision, and the couple acknowledge flammable ceiling foam and the absence of sprinklers as scrutiny of structural fixes intensifies.