( CNN ) A human rights official has apologized for his part in an alleged racism incident involving Chelsea supporters on the Paris Metro , but has insisted he is not a racist . Richard Barklie was one of three men identified by the UK 's Metropolitan Police in a video showing what appears to be a group of Chelsea fans preventing a black man from entering a train , following the English club 's UEFA Champions League game against Paris Saint Germain last Tuesday . The group of supporters can be heard chanting on the train : `` We 're racist , we 're racist and that 's the way we like it . '' A director of the World Human Rights Forum , Barklie has issued a statement through his lawyers admitting his involvement `` in an incident when a person now known to him as Souleymane S. was unable to enter a part of the train . '' However , the Chelsea season-ticket holder , who was formerly a Royal Ulster Constabulary and Police Service of Northern Ireland officer , denies he participated in the chanting and `` condemns any behaviour supporting that . '' The statement read : `` Pending formal engagement with police our client is anxious to put on record his total abhorrence for racism and any activity associated with it . `` As someone who has spent years working with disadvantaged communities in Africa and India he can point to a C.V. in human rights work which undermines any suggestion he is racist . `` Today a senior official in the World Human Rights Forum confirmed their support for him . '' 'Sincerest apologies ' The black man who was physically stopped from getting on the Paris Metro , identified as Souleymane S , has said those found guilty should be `` locked up . '' Barklie offered his `` sincerest apologies for the trauma and stress suffered by Mr Souleymane , '' while saying he `` has an account to give to police which will explain the context and circumstances '' of the incident . The statement went on to explain that the 50-year-old Barklie has traveled to Chelsea matches for over 20 years `` without incident '' and that he traveled alone to Paris for the UEFA Champions League clash . Barklie -- whose image was released by the Metropolitan Police along with two others -- insists he `` has no knowledge whatsoever '' of the identities of the other people seen in the video footage of the incident . The statement added that the Metropolitan Police have said arrangements are in hand `` to take the investigation to the next stage . '' Chelsea condemnation . Chelsea confirmed Friday that it had suspended five people from attending games at its Stamford Bridge stadium and has apologized to the victim . A club spokesperson also said that owner Roman Abramovich was `` disgusted '' by the incident , while manager Jose Mourinho said he was `` ashamed . '' Mourinho invited Souleymane S. to attend the return match against Paris Saint Germain at Stamford Bridge , while at Chelsea 's English Premier League home match against Burnley Saturday -- its first game since last week 's incident -- fans were seen holding banners reading : `` Black or white , we are all blue '' and `` No racism at the Bridge . That 's the way we like it . '' Former Chelsea player Paul Elliott , a member of the English Football Association 's Inclusion Advisory Board , has welcomed the positive response in the UK to what happened . `` In 21st-Century , multi-racial Britain , sport is the catalyst and the key that engages and unites . For me it 's the most potent weapon for breaking down barriers , '' Elliott said at the British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards . `` The response to the Paris Metro incident has been so uplifting . Society has self-policed it , in the sense that it is so obviously unacceptable to people in the 21st Century . '' West Ham video . Rivals supporters have also had their say on the Paris Metro incident , with West Ham fans poking fun at their Chelsea counterparts in what has proved to be a viral hit . A video posted online shows Hammers supporters on their way to an English Premier League game against Tottenham Sunday , saying `` this is how we do it at West Ham '' as they welcome a black man onto a train .
A human rights lawyer admits his involvement in the whole incident . Richard Barklie says he did not take part in racist chanting . The 50-year - old has apologized to the victim for his actions .