Jakarta Police are to summon the father of murdered Wayan Mirna Salihin as a witness after he revealed Whatsapp conversations between his daughter and suspect Jessica Kumala Wongso, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

Investigators plan to summon Darmawan Salihin again after he publicized a Whatsapp conversation between Mirna and Jessica on the show Indonesia Lawyer's Club on nationwide channel TV One.

"We will not ignore any little information on this case, including the statements from the victim's parents, to add to the evidence," Jakarta Police spokesman Sr. Comr. Muhammad Iqbal told journalists on Wednesday.

Police had not already included the Whatsapp conversations in their investigation report, he said.

Darmawan had been previously summoned as a witness by Investigators for the case.

In the show, Darmawan shared what he said he had found in conversations between his daughter and Jessica through the chatting application.

"Jessica said 'Mirna give me a kiss. It has been a long time that you did not give me a kiss'," he said in the live show broadcast on Tuesday evening.

It was something that he found odd, knowing that Mirna had been dating Arif Sumarko for eight years before the two married in December 2015.

Mirna and Jessica went to the same college in Sydney while Arif studied in Melbourne.

Mirna did not invite Jessica to her wedding with Arief, Darmawan added, explaining that the two had lost contact after graduation.

Jakarta Police had named Jessica a suspect in the case that caught the public'€™s attention. Mirna died after drinking cyanide-tainted iced coffee in the Grand Indonesia Mall on Jan. 6.

Investigators are strengthening the evidence before they hand over the case to the prosecutors, Iqbal added. (rin)(+)

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