“The police have been looking for it but it can’t be found. Actually, in the past, we considered the straw to be very important in this case. However, after studying the information from witnesses and experts, the straw is not so significant in this case,” he said, responding Jessica’s lawyer Otto Hasibuan at trial on Wednesday.

Witnesses and judges have been sitting through long sessions on the issue of the straw. Olivier Café employee Marlon Alex Napitupulu and Mirna’s friend Juwita Boon, alias Hani, testified that they witnessed the straw been put inside Mirna’s coffee before she arrived.

Marlon and another Olivier Café employee, Agus Triyono, claimed they did not put the straw inside the glass. In line with the café’s standard operating procedures, none of the employees are allowed to put straws in customer drinks.

The prosecutor also deemed that it was not important for the police to confiscate the hot water inside the kettle that was used to make the iced coffee. Prosecutors have argued that the significance of the water lies in its high temperature.

“If we present the cold water now, it will be useless. Experts will testify about it clearly in the trial,” Ardito said. (ags)

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