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Sion Court Imposes Restrictions on Constellation Co-Owner, Not House Arrest

Prosecutors sought alternative measures citing flight risk, and under Swiss procedure judges could not order preventive detention without a request.

Overview

  • Jessica Moretti must surrender her identity documents, report to police daily, remain in Switzerland, and post a guarantee to be defined.
  • The Tribunal for Coercive Measures in Sion adopted the prosecutor’s proposal for substitute measures instead of house arrest.
  • The judge noted that preventive detention was not an option because the Public Ministry did not request it and suspects are presumed innocent.
  • Lawyer Miriam Mazou for a victim’s family asked to assign the inquiry to an external prosecutor, while Valais magistrates rejected criticism over the timing of arrests.
  • Forensic work continues as an autopsy for 16-year-old Riccardo Minghetti found death by asphyxia, pending toxicology ordered by Rome prosecutors.