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on noodle soup in a parody of Salt Bae. The video went viral, with Lâm being given the nickname "Green Onion Bae". Following the video, Lâm was interrogated by police on multiple occasions, and was pressured to close his noodle stand for several days.
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declined legal counsel, something which was denied by his wife, Lê Thanh Lâm. Lâm's official indictment stated he had posted 19 videos on
Facebook and 25 on YouTube which "affected the confidence of the people in the leadership of the state".
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