Crans Montana, Chiara Costanzo's father: a foundation will help young people

A foundation to remember Chiara Costanzo, one of the victims of the New Year's Eve fire at 'Le Constellation' nightclub in the Swiss town of Crans-Montana. "It is the only way that allows us to turn grief into something acceptable: remembering her and honouring her memory while also doing good to other young people". Andrea Costanzo, Chiara Costanzo's father, spoke to the microphones of Tg1 about the foundation named after his daughter, set up to support young talents who have big dreams and the determination to pursue them.

The foundation named after Chiara Costanzo was set up on the initiative of Andrea Costanzo and Giovanna Lanella, Chiara's parents: it aims to support girls and young people who possess ability, dedication and ambition, but who often lack the financial resources necessary to try to realise their dreams. through 'Dream Grants'. "It is something that unfortunately cannot be resolved, something that we live with day after day," said Andrea Costanzo speaking of the grief for the loss of his daughter. "The only hope we have is that this grief can change shape a little and at least allow us to live with it," Costanzo stressed.

Meanwhile, the postponement due to post-traumatic shock of the interrogation of Jacques Moretti, manager of the club where 41 young people lost their lives on New Year's Eve, has left the victims' relatives speechless. 'I would say that post-traumatic shock is what we are going through,' Andrea Costanzo concluded. 'It makes me very angry, I always prefer not to comment on this kind of news because I would risk saying things that are perhaps too strong,' Andrea Costanzo said.

Fabrizio Ventimiglia, one of the lawyers of the victims of the Crans Montana massacre, said in a statement that he was "bitterly disappointed with certain procedural choices, all the more so when, at an early stage, the willingness to cooperate had been manifested in order to rapidly ascertain the truth". "We take note of the defence's choice and of the Prosecutor's Office's decision, which, however, could have evaluated, as an alternative, the convocation of Mrs Jessica Moretti, since it was a hearing that had already been scheduled for some time," the lawyer noted.

The lawyer recalled that 'three months after the events, there are still many - too many - points to be clarified by all the suspects'. For the lawyer, the investigation 'is going through a particularly delicate phase' and 'it cannot be excluded that the sequence of acts may affect, even indirectly, the formation and authenticity of the statements'. The lawyer's hope is that 'there will be no further impediments and that the investigation can continue with the necessary speed, also by investigating the responsibility of the institutions, starting with the municipality and the canton, in the light of the omissions that emerge from the documents'.