A hardline reparations campaigner accused the King of 'walking in a crime scene' on his Caribbean tour yesterday as Andy Burnham signalled he may consider a public apology for slavery.
Lawyer Bert Samuels, the Deputy Chairman of the Jamaican National Reparations Committee, suggested he would only be satisfied with financial recompense.
Asked about the King's visit and this week's Commonwealth leaders' conference in a BBC interview, he said: 'It should be looked at by him that when he puts a foot on the soil of the Caribbean, he is walking in a crime scene so at this Commonwealth conference, there is no common wealth.
'There is no wealth that is common amongst us - it's abject poverty.
'A simple 'we regret what happened' is not sufficient.'
Bert Samuels, deputy chairman of Jamaica's National Reparations Committee, said the King was effectively 'walking in a crime scene' by visiting the Caribbean because of Britain's historical involvement in slavery.
Britain's King Charles III inspects an honour guard alongside the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda, Sir Rodney Williams, upon arrival at VC Bird International Airport in St. John's
Mr Samuels was instrumental in Jamaica filing a landmark petition last month to the King, calling for reparations for the enslavement of Africans on the island.
In response, former Supreme Court judge Lord Sumption said Jamaica is taking advantage of a Britain 'riven by self-doubt and guilt' and 'no longer confident in itself' in order to extract a payout.
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