Overview
- A Valais coercive measures court replaced three months of preventive detention for Jacques Moretti with provisional release after a 200,000‑franc bail was posted.
- The terms include a ban on leaving Switzerland, surrender of identity documents to prosecutors, and mandatory daily check‑ins with police.
- The court stated the bail was paid, with media reporting the deposit came from a close friend of Moretti.
- Both Jacques and his wife, Jessica, remain under criminal investigation on suspicion of negligent homicide, negligent bodily harm, and causing a fire by negligence.
- Investigators are examining reports that indoor flares ignited ceiling soundproofing as the blaze that killed 40 and injured more than 100, alongside lapses such as no fire‑safety inspections since 2019.