Cao de Benós Proposes Forced Labor Camps for Subway Noise Makers

Alejandro Cao de Benós has proposed creating labor camps on X to detain and perform exorcisms on individuals causing noise disturbances on public transport. The idea, framed as a complaint about the disruptions caused by street preachers in the metro, suggests a work-based penalty for behavior that is not a incivil offense.

Cao de Benós suggests on X detaining those who disturb others on public transport

## What the post says exactly

The representative of the friendship association with North Korea in Spain, **Alejandro Cao de Benós**, posted a message on the social network X complaining about the disturbances caused by people who preach on public transport. In that text, he proposed establishing labor camps for these individuals, clarifying that it would not be for their religious belief, but to perform exorcisms on them so they leave the rest of citizens in peace.

The formulation mixes two elements: a daily annoyance, the noise of preachers in the metro, and a disproportionate response, internment in labor camps for the purpose of exorcism. The message does not specify where these camps would be applied, who would manage them, or on what legal basis.

## Transport disturbances and disproportionate response

The underlying complaint has real traction: in cities like **Madrid** or **Barcelona**, subway users have repeatedly complained about the presence of preachers who raise their voices in carriages and platforms. These are behaviors that transport regulations typically classify as minor infractions, punishable by fines, not deprivation of liberty.

Cao de Benós's proposal goes in another direction. It speaks of labor camps, a figure that evokes systems of forced internment, and links them to a specific religious practice through exorcism. It is not an existing legal measure nor a legislative initiative in pogre: it is an opinion published on a social network.

## A name known for his ties to North Korea

**Cao de Benós** is known for presiding over the Friendship Association with North Korea, an organization that promotes ties with the North Korean regime. His public activity has focused on defending that country and controversial media appearances. The proposal for labor camps fits into this history of provocative statements, although it has no institutional trajectory.

The message cites no law, no country, and no body that could carry it out. It simply presents it as a reaction to a specific annoyance.