witnesses whose direct testimony is truly indispensable at a public hearing, taking into account the circumstances of the case and the object of the testimonies and expert opinions. K.1) Statements and expert opinions to be rendered by affidavit 97. Bearing in mind the provisions of Article 50(1) of the Rules, the indications of the Commission, the representatives and the State in their definitive lists of deponents and in their complementary briefs (supra Having Seen 13, 15 and 18), the object of the statements offered, as well as the principle of procedural economy, the President deems it appropriate to receive, through affidavits rendered before a notary public, the statements specified in Operative Paragraph 1 of this Order. 98. The President recalls that Article 50(5) of the Rules of the Court contemplates the possibility that alleged victims or their representatives and the State may submit a list of questions for deponents who have been summoned to render their statements through affidavits. In application of this provision, the President proceeds to grant an opportunity for representatives of the alleged victim and the State to submit, if they so wish, any questions they consider pertinent to the deponents and the expert witnesses mentioned in Operative Paragraph 1 of this Order. In rendering their statements by affidavit, the deponents shall answer those questions, unless the President decides otherwise. The statements and expert opinions shall be transmitted to the Commission, the State and the representatives. In turn, the State and the representatives may submit any observations considered pertinent within the terms specified below, in Operative Paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Order. The Court shall assess the evidentiary value of these statements in due course, taking into account the points of view, as appropriate, expressed by the State and the representative’s parties in exercise of their right to defense. K.2) Statements and expert opinions to be received at a public hearing 99. Given that the Court records in the instant case are ready for the opening of the oral proceedings on the preliminary objection and possible merits, reparations and costs, the President deems it appropriate to convene a public hearing to receive: the witness statement of the alleged victim Allan Randolph Brewer Carías, proposed by his representatives; the witness statement of Leon Enrique Cottin, proposed by the representatives; the witness statements of Julián Isaías Rodríguez, Ángel Alberto Bellorín, Néstor Castellanos and Mercedes Prieto, proposed by the State; the expert opinion of Jesús Ollarves Irazábal, proposed by the representatives, and the expert report of Octavio José Sisco Ricciardi, proposed by the State. L) Final oral and written arguments and observations 100. The representatives and the State may submit to the Court their final oral arguments regarding the preliminary objection and possible merits, reparations and costs in this case, respectively, once the statements and expert opinions have been presented. As established in Article 51(8) of the Rules, once the arguments have concluded, the Inter-American Commission shall present its final oral observations. 101. According to Article 56 of the Rules, the alleged victims or their representatives, the State and the Commission may submit their final written arguments and final written 28