GEORGE TOWN, March 4 -- State executive councillor Fahmi Zainol, who was charged with voluntarily causing hurt to his wife, has been removed from his position in the Penang state government.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said the chairman of the State Agrotechnology, Food Security and Cooperative Development Committee was terminated with immediate effect today.

"I met him this morning to inform him of this decision and he has received the decision," he said at a press conference at his office in Komtar today.

Chow said PKR, in a letter signed by party secretary-general Datuk Dr Fuziah Salleh dated March 3, had proposed that Fahmi be terminated and replaced.

"I respect the decision of the party. They made the proposal and we make...