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    1. The judicial element of the current drive against the Catalan movement is spearheaded by the Audiencia Nacional, which came into being in 1977 as part of the 'democratic transition.' It replaced Franco's Tribunal of Public Order, which was dissolved the previous day.
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    The Franco court had specialised in 'political' crimes. Of its 16 judges, ten moved directly (the next day) to the new Audiencia Nacional and the other six to the Supreme Court. A seamless 'transition' and a precursor of the 'consolidated democracy' we see today.
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