Suspended Pretoria chief magistrate Desmond Nair will be making representations as to why he should not be prosecuted on a corruption charge after allegedly accepting a bribe from services company African Global Operations, formerly known as Bosasa.

Nair, who has spent most of his career looking down at the dock, found himself in the hot seat at the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Monday morning.

Nair's lawyer, advocate Danie Dörfling, told the court they would be making representations as to why his client should not be prosecuted.

He placed it on record that the representations would be submitted to the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP) by 16 November.

Dörfling said the NDPP was expected to make a decision and communicate said decision by 2 December.

The case was subsequently postponed to 7 December, and Nair was warned to appear in court.

Corruption charges

Nair has been charged with corruption after allegedly accepting the installation of security systems valued at R200 000 at his Pretoria home, including a full electric fence, CCTV and alarm systems by Bosasa.

The chief magistrate was implicated by former Bosasa employee Richard le Roux in testimony at the State Capture Inquiry.

According to the charge sheet, Nair is accused of accepting a bribe from Bosasa in or near Silverton in September 2016, while he was a judicial officer and the chief magistrate of Pretoria.

News24 previously reported that Nair confirmed security cameras were installed at his private residence, but said this was "pursuant to a private agreement".