AMRI CHE MAT (e) to admit or exclude the public from such inquiry or any part thereof.” Conduct of the Inquiry. 19 49. Prior to the hearings at the Public Inquiry, officers of SUHAKAM recorded statements of individuals who came forward to assist SUHAKAM with informa�on rela�ng to the disappearance of Amri Che Mat. The officers also carried out inves�ga�ons seeking to interview possible witnesses. 50. At the hearings of the Public Inquiry, witnesses who had their statements recorded by the officers of SUHAKAM prior to the Public Inquiry, were shown their statements. The witnesses were requested to read the statements and to confirm the contents contained therein. The statements were then marked as exhibits. Each witness was then examined by Counsel represen�ng the par�es, including Officers Appearing for the Police. Witnesses who did not give their statements prior to the Public Inquiry were similarly examined by Counsel represen�ng the par�es, including the Officers Appearing for the Police. In the course of the hearings, various video recordings, photographs and documents were tendered as evidence and marked as exhibits. All witnesses gave their evidence on affirma�on. 51. At the conclusion of the Public Inquiry, the Panel directed Counsel represen�ng the family, Assis�ng Officers of SUHAKAM, Counsel of the Bar Council and Officers Appearing for the Police to submit their wri�en submissions pertaining to all issues arising from the Panel’s Terms of Reference for the considera�on of the Panel. Elements to be Proven at the Public Inquiry 52. 19 The defini�on of enforced disappearance in ICPPED contains various degrees of culpability on the part of the State regarding the ini�al disappearance. The degrees of culpability of the State are listed below in descending order: 52.1. That the vic�m was arrested or detained by agents of the State; 52.2. That the vic�m was abducted by agents of the State; See Sec�ons 8(a), 8(b) and 8(c) of the Commissions of Enquiry Act 1950. 96