PAS has condemned a police probe against MalaysiaNow editor Abdar Rahman Koya over the portal’s exposé on a mineral exploration licence scandal in Sabah involving a former aide to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.

In a statement, PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said the move to investigate Rahman under Section 500 of the Penal Code for criminal defamation was “overboard” and an intimidation against freedom of the press.