Mr. Bui Tuan Lam, 38, from Da Nang city, said the intention to make a video showing him ceremonially slicing boiled beef and sprinkled with brilliant green onions in a bowl of pho, was not meant to mock any particular individual. how can.
“The video I made is for entertainment purposes only and to advertise my beef noodle shop. More customers have come since I posted the video,” Lam said.
Last week, Gokce posted a video of him giving Vietnam’s Minister of Public Security, To Lam, a gold-plated steak at a restaurant in London, where a steak sells for up to 1,450 pounds (about 1,960 USD).
Days later, Facebook said it had unblocked the hash tag ‘#saltbae’, finding it had been blocked globally after the footage emerged.
Vietnamese police regularly summon activists and those openly critical of the ruling Communist Party for questioning. Da Nang police did not immediately respond to an email request for comment.
Lam, who had previously criticized the authorities on Facebook, said he was “speaking out for a better society”, and that police had previously summoned him for a meeting in April, but refused to let him know. know why.
He describes himself in a Facebook post uploaded with the video as “Green Onion Bae”.
The images of Mr. To Lam’s golden dinner have caused a stir both at home and abroad in Vietnam, prompting many to question how a high-ranking party official allowed himself to be filmed infatuated with his clothes. such expensive food in the context of the state is cracking down on corruption.
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