Crans-Montana, Elsa's father: "A kind of admission of guilt from Switzerland"

Switzerland's waiver of reimbursement of medical expenses for the Italians injured in the New Year's Eve fire in Crans-Montana is "absolutely good news". And it could also represent "a kind of admission of guilt".

This was said by the father of Elsa, the fifteen-year-old from Biella who was seriously injured in the fire at the Constellation, the place where the tragedy took place on New Year's Eve, when asked by Ansa.

The Swiss government has decided to waive, as an exception, the reimbursement of medical expenses incurred to treat the wounded Italians. A decision that the girl's father interprets as an important signal.

“In the sense that to me it also seems like a kind of admission of guilt for Switzerland to take this type of permissive action,” he explains.

A choice which, according to Elsa's father, could also have significance in terms of the ongoing negotiations. «In my opinion it has an important value. Then maybe it all stops there. But, since we are in negotiations, it could be a positive sign."

The waiver of reimbursement for treatment, therefore, is not only good news in terms of medical expenses, but could represent a step forward in the confrontation with the Swiss authorities after the fire that caused deaths and injuries.