HANOI — A noodle vendor in Vietnam famous for imitating celebrity chef 'Salt Bae' to allegedly mock a top government official was sentenced to five and a half years in prison on Thursday (May 25), police said, after a court found him guilty of anti-state propaganda. The conviction is the latest in what rights groups say is the government's wide-ranging...
Bui Tuan Lam said his intention in making the video was not to mock any particular individual.HANOI — A noodle vendor in Vietnam famous for imitating celebrity chef "Salt Bae" to allegedly mock a top government official was sentenced to five and a half years in prison on Thursday , police said, after a court found him guilty of anti-state propaganda.
A video of Bui Tuan Lam, 39, went viral in November 2021 when it was posted days after a top Vietnamese official was caught on camera eating gold-encrusted steak at the London restaurant of the Turkish chef whose real name is Nusret Gökçe. Alongside running a beef noodle stall in the city, Lam had publicly advocated for democracy in Vietnam and participated in many anti-China and pro-environment protests.
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