Crans-Montana mayor admits communication errors

The mayor of Crans-Montana, Nicolas Féraud, says he is ready to assume his responsibilities for events surrounding the deadly New Year's Eve bar fire in the Swiss ski resort. He had been silent since the municipality's press conference on January 6 in which he failed to apologise to the victims of the tragedy. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The aim of the January 6 press conference, the mayor told the Keystone-SDA news agency on Tuesday, was to inform. He now regrets that he did not apologise to the victims on behalf of the municipality. He said it was an emotionally difficult time for everyone and he made the mistake of being over cautious when trying to deal with the official part of the press conference, rather than leaving room for an apology and emotion. The mayor says he realises that many people view him as a guilty party. + Crans-Montana fire raises questions over federal crisis response But he says it will be up to the public prosecutors ...