Alexander Chochiev

Alexander Chochiev is a South Ossetian politician that has served in the cabinet of President Alan Gagloev as the chairman of the Customs Committee.

Biography Chochiev served as the head of the customs committee of South Ossetia, where he sought to totally restructure the committee to have more younger employees. One of the most pressing issues that the customs committee faced during Chochiev's tenure was the smuggling of ethyl alcohol and other alcohol products from Russia to bypass dues. Chochiev stated that in December 2023 25 thousand liters had been imported from North Ossetia. At around the same time Chochiev and Konstantin Dzhussoev proposed increasing tariffs on Russian goods.

As the head of the Customs Committee, Chochiev has been the face of most of the criticism to president Alan Gagloev's customs reforms. Namely, the Russian government announced the abolition of customs duties on goods entering South Ossetia, however, Gagloev and Chochiev reiterated that the South Ossetian duties had not changed and announced that all goods will still have to be searched at the border. The government also blamed the growing discontent on a Georgian conspiracy, working with Russian businessmen to increase the cost of living in South Ossetia.