President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology

Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali (Gustavo Moreno/AP)

Guyana president Irfaan Ali has lashed out at the descendants of European slave traders, saying those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic trade should offer to pay reparations to today’s generations.

The leader of the South American country also proposed that those involved in the slave trade be posthumously charged for crimes against humanity.