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KWRO files charges for passing on emergency call audios <\/p>\n
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A Swiss rescue organisation has filed charges against persons unknown in connection with the criminal investigation into the Crans-Montana fire disaster.\n<\/p>\n
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+Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox<\/a><\/p>\n The complaint relates to a deadly fire at a bar in canton Valais on New Year\u2019s Eve that claimed 41 lives.<\/p>\n The Valais Cantonal Rescue Organisation suspects that internal documents were released without authorisation.<\/p>\n + Crans-Montana tragedy highlights limits of Swiss federal system<\/a><\/p>\n The Sonntagszeitung newspaper first reported on the complaint. According to the article, it is directed against lawyers and investigators involved in the proceedings as well as the public prosecutor\u2019s office. <\/p>\n Professional and official confidentiality and the Data Protection Act are alleged to have been violated. The rescue group and the Valais Attorney General confirmed the charges on Sunday at the request of the Keystone-SDA news agency, without providing any further details.<\/p>\n + \u2018For us, 2026 doesn\u2019t exist\u2019: parent of Swiss bar fire victim<\/a><\/p>\n The rescue organisation said it would not comment further while the investigation was ongoing. The organisation is cooperating with the public prosecutor\u2019s office responsible for the case.<\/p>\n According to the Sonntagszeitung newspaper, it is alleged that the audio recordings of the emergency phone calls on New Year\u2019s Eve were not vetted before being passed on to the victims\u2019 lawyers. <\/p>\n As a result, medical data unrelated to the fire disaster ended up in the hands of the victims\u2019 lawyers. The corresponding files were then published on French-language news websites and later throughout Switzerland.<\/p>\n \n More<\/p>\n More <\/p>\n Crans-Montana fire: Recalled Italian ambassador will return to Switzerland <\/p>\n This content was published on <\/p>\n Apr 3, 2026 <\/p>\n Italy had recalled its diplomat from Switzerland over the investigation into the bar fire in Crans-Montana. <\/p>\n![\"Italy's](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2ee9d31819ffc5d3e155216bdb55754454abf306-91203494.jpg\")
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