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The Prosecutor General's Office said on Nov. 13 it had received a High Anti-Corruption Court order to open a corruption investigation into David Arakhamia, head of President Zelensky's parliamentary faction, but it is unclear if or when the case will open. The Anti-Corruption Action Center, an independent watchdog, has criticized acting Prosecutor General Anton Kovalskyi for not opening the probe, which the court ordered on Nov. 4 over an alleged vote-buying scheme in parliament. Arakhamia has denied wrongdoing. The Anti-Corruption Action Center's head, Vitaly Shabunin, accused the prosecutor general of flagrantly disregarding the ruling, noting that a prosecutor attended the hearing where the ruling was announced. The Kyiv Independent reported that the prosecutor general's approval is needed for the National Anti-Corruption Bureau to investigate a lawmaker. Five Servant of the People lawmakers were charged in December in a related cash-for-votes case, and the watchdog's complaint cited it. Arakhamia has said he has never been involved in vote buying.