Bay Harbor Islands cop suspended for social media post on wife’s anti-Muslim comments
By Aaron Leibowitz
January 16, 2020 05:40 PM
Hallandale Beach Commissioner Anabelle Lima-Taub defends herself after comments that U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib may turn into a martyr and "blow up Capitol Hill." By Charles Trainor Jr.
The husband of a Hallandale Beach commissioner who was condemned for anti-Muslim comments was placed on administrative leave by the Bay Harbor Islands police department Thursday for social media posts appearing to show support for his wife’s views.
Pablo Lima, a corporal in Bay Harbor Islands and a former vice president of the Miami-Dade police union, submitted an application Tuesday to become the town’s next police chief.
On Thursday morning, after the Miami Herald asked town officials about comments and posts that Lima “liked†on Facebook and Instagram, the department placed him on paid leave and opened an internal affairs investigation.
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