chiv

Chiv, a term applied to any improvised bladed weapon, may derive from chivomengro, a Romany word for knife.

According to Courtney’s testimony, Bradley’s accomplice, Charles Fisher, instructed him to “ding the chiv”.

Chea Chiv is taking part in the “clean finger” campaign promoting a boycott of Sunday’s elections.

Speaking in Battambang province, where Chea Chiv was charged, a deputy prime minister and deputy head of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, Sar Kheng, urged his supporters to look out for those calling for a boycott on Saturday, the day before polls open.

But Chea Chiv is on the run, charged with incitement as the government cracks down on even this last form of protest.