Premiership Magpie Heriter Lumumba does not wish to participate in the club's investigation into racial vilification during his playing days.
It has been announced that Collingwood will investigate Lumumba's claims of racist attitudes and culture of the club when he was a player.
Lumumba spent nearly a decade at the Pies from 2005-2014 and playing 199 games at the club, including winning the 2010 Grand Final.
The investigation also comes three years after Lumumba voiced his concerns about the racist culture he experienced during his time.
Following the announcement of the investigation, Lumumba took to Twitter saying it was "too late" to make amends as well as voicing his frustrations.
"What does Collingwood have to say now that it has been revealed that one of its most senior figures deliberately misled the public about racism at the club,” Lumumba tweeted.
“It is simply too late for them to drag this issue out of the public domain and back behind closed doors.
“Collingwood's suggestion that it will ‘investigate' itself after actively denying my story for 6 years is frankly insulting.
“Senior people in the club have known the truth this whole time and chose a cover-up over transparency.
“I have no desire to convince Collingwood of a truth that they already know. Given the club's inability to come clean, and the way it has attempted to publicly and privately attack my reputation, I cannot accept that this ‘integrity' process has been proposed in good faith.
“My claims have been consistent. Instead of simply acknowledging them, Collingwood chose to engage in deceptive and misleading conduct, unnecessarily dragging its fans and members through a scandal which will leave an unfortunate mark on the club's history.”
