Times of Malta Called One of Agius Saliba’s Aides on Friday to Enquire About the Vouchers. 

This video was originally published on timesofmalta.com on May 26, 2024.
Labour MEP candidate Alex Agius Saliba handed out 100 vouchers - each worth €150 - to voters during home visits and on the streets - a potentially unlawful practice he claims will not sway people’s votes.
The vouchers entitle the holder to a €150 ‘laptop/PC service’ from The Notebook Centre, a computer and electronics shop in San Ġwann.
It specifies that the voucher is only redeemable for a back-up, general servicing, physical cleaning, re-formatting, virus removal and for the installation of free anti-virus software. It is transferable and is valid until February.
But the vouchers - which have a total value of €15,000 - seemingly violate a law that forbids the practice known as ‘treating’.
Electoral law defines ‘treating’ as the act of providing food, drink, entertainment or provision before, during or after an election for the purpose of corruptly influencing people’s votes.
Agius Saliba insists, however, he broke no law and the vouchers were not an attempt to influence people’s voting intentions.
“A free anti-virus subscription or computer format will not sway one’s vote,” he told Times of Malta.