Italy’s anger over bar manager release understandable, Swiss president says

FILE PHOTO: Swiss President Guy Parmelin speaks during a press conference, after several people died and others were injured due to a fire and explosion during a New Year’s Eve party at the "Le Constellation" bar in Crans-Montana, in Sion, Switzerland, January 1, 2026. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy/ File Photo

MILAN, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Rome's ‌outrage was understandable over the release on bail of ‌the owner of the bar where a deadly fire ‌broke out on New Year's Day, Swiss President Guy Parmelin told an Italian daily on Sunday, but added that magistrates act independently.

A blaze that erupted early ‍on January 1 in a bar crowded ‍with teenagers in the Swiss ‌ski resort of Crans-Montana, killed 40 people, including six Italian nationals, ‍and ​injured more than 100 - a tragedy that has reverberated across Italy's media and public opinion.