Vietnam jails noodle vendor who mocked minister’s lavish dining

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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.

The conviction is the latest in what rights groups say is the government’s wide-ranging attempt to silence voices critical of the ruling Vietnamese Communist Party.

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...........

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/25/asia/vietnam-salt-bae-noodle-vendor-jailed-intl/index.html

In reference to the Salt Bae character, if I got salt on my food from a dodgy wanker fashion licker, I'd shoot him in thread.