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Ex-Tanglin police chief under probe
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By Ben Nadarajan & Teh Joo Lin
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Supt Lim, who joined the force in 1990, has spent most of his career in the Tanglin Police Division. -- ST FILE PHOTO
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THE recently replaced commander of the Tanglin Police Division, Superintendent Paul Lim Choon Wui, is being investigated by the police after a waitress at the Shangri-La Hotel alleged that he had molested her.
The alleged incident happened early last month at Shang Palace, a Chinese restaurant in the five-star hotel off Orchard Road.
The 38-year-old bachelor was with a group of about 10 friends in a private room at the restaurant at that time. It is understood that Supt Lim was the only police officer in the group, and the dinner was a private event.
The police are investigating the allegation of outrage of modesty, although they declined to reveal more because of ongoing investigations.
The case is being handled by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), even though molestation cases are usually investigated at division level. The Straits Times understands that the matter has been referred to the Attorney-General's Chambers.
Shangri-La Hotel falls within the jurisdiction of the Tanglin Police Division, one of the most high-profile of the six police land divisions. It covers the main shopping belt of Orchard Road, the Istana and more than 40 foreign embassies.
Last Wednesday, Supt Lim handed over command of the division he had headed for the past three years to Supt Koh Yak Leng, the former deputy commander of the Police Coast Guard.
Supt Lim, who has a Master of Arts from Cambridge and joined the police force in 1990, became the third deputy director of operations.
He spent much of his police career in Tanglin division, having worked as an investigating officer there and was also its deputy commander. Under his leadership, Tanglin won the best land division award twice in three years. In June last year, he was appointed as a member of the Hotel Licensing Board by the Ministry of Trade and Industry.
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