A Vietnamese noodle vendor who imitated 'Salt Bae' after a authorities official ate a gold-encrusted steak on the chef's London restaurant is now going through a harsh jail sentence

• A noodle vendor in Vietnam was handed down a five-year jail sentence for a viral video.
• The seller, Bui Tuan Lam, went viral in 2021 for a video spoof titled “Inexperienced Onion Bae.”
• The video got here out days after a state official ate a gold-encrusted steak at a Salt Bae restaurant.

A noodle store proprietor in Vietnam was handed a harsh jail sentence on Thursday for making a video impersonating Salt Bae after a high-flying official loved a golden steak on the chef’s London restaurant years in the past.

In accordance with CNN, Bui Tuan Lam went viral in November 2021 after importing a video titled “Inexperienced Onion Bae,” posting the clip days after a Vietnamese official seemed to be consuming a gold-covered steak at Salt Bae’s London restaurant. He was accused of mocking the official for consuming on the restaurant.

On Thursday, Lam was sentenced to 5½ years in jail for “making, storing, distributing, or disseminating data, paperwork, and objects in opposition to the state,” in a crackdown by the federal government carried out underneath the guise of anti-propaganda measures, per CNN.

The video seems to indicate Lam impersonating Salt Bae, whose title is Nusret Gökçe — not particularly the official pictured eating in London. Lam was arrested in September 2022, in response to CNN, and had beforehand denied mocking the official.

Lam’s trial lasted someday. He was additionally accused of posting dozens of movies and photos on social media to “distort and smear the state,” in response to CNN.

State officers additionally alleged that he took half in anti-China and environmental justice protests.