A Sabah Bersatu leader has questioned the police probe of MalaysiaNow for allegedly leaking confidential information, in connection with its report last month linking a former aide to the prime minister to a mineral exploration licence scandal in Sabah.

Nabila Norsahar, who is the state Bersatu Young Women's wing chief, pointed out that Sabah Mineral Management Sdn Bhd (SMM) chief executive officer Natasha Sim had previously dismissed the report on Farhash Wafa Salvador Rizal Mubarak as untrue.