LAGOS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has met with members of the Commission of Inquiry set up to probe the Sept. 28 crackdown on unarmed demonstrators in Guinea, a UN statement reaching here said on Thursday.

The statement said the meeting took place Wednesday ahead of the team's visit to the West African country next week.

“During the meeting, the secretary-general told the members of the commission to work independently in assessing the facts, and make recommendations on accountability measures,” it said.

“Mohamed Bedjaoui, Francoise Ngendahayo Kayiramirwa and Pramila Patten, who are the members of the commission, will be in Guinea from Nov. 25 to Dec. 4,” the statement added.

“They were appointed by the secretary-general last month to lead the investigation into human rights violations that occurred on Sept. 28 in the capital, Conakry, where at least 150 people were killed and many others raped,” it said.

The Secretariat of the Commission, which is supported by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), arrived in Conakry on Nov. 15 and had commenced work.

Ban had said at the inauguration of the commission that he expected it to complete its work within a month.

Guinean military junta leader Moussa Camara and Prime Minister Kabinet Komara have committed in writing to the secretary-general that the authorities of Guinea would cooperate with the commission and facilitate its work.