MARTIGNY, Switzerland (AP) – Switzerland held a national day of mourning on Friday for the 40 people who died in an Alpine bar fire during a New Year´s Eve celebration, as prosecutors requested one of the managers to be placed in pre-trial detention.

Valais region´s chief prosecutor Beatrice Pilloud said in a statement the detention of the man was needed to avoid a “risk of flight.” The man’s wife and co-manager will remain free under judicial supervision, the statement said.

Local media reported that Moretti was being held in custody pending the court´s decision after the couple were questioned by prosecutors in Sion on Friday morning.

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