Qld cop wanted to 'square up' with accuser

A Queensland police officer accused of using excessive force told a colleague he wanted to "square up" with an accuser who threatened to kill his family, a Brisbane court has heard.

Senior Constable Aaron Minns, 29, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of common assault over a spate of alleged incidents between September 2014 and January 2015.

Minns and colleagues from the elite Rapid Action Patrol (RAP) squad twice raided the Gold Coast home of Jozef Gaber - a man known to have links to the Bandidos - suspecting he was in possession of methylamphetamine.

When they arrived at the Biggera Waters townhouse in December 2014, Gaber was in the ensuite bathroom, allegedly with "poorly-made" ice pipes and a blow torch.

Gaber alleges Minns slammed him to the ground during the arrest.

"Jesus Christ, I did nothing wrong," he complained in body-worn camera footage played to the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Thursday.

Minns replied: "When you have a blow torch in your hand, and I tell you to get on the ground, and you're not moving - that's why I threw you on the ground."

In another video, Minns explained how he found Gaber in the bathroom and Acting Sergeant Glen Shore said Minns "made a motion with his hand like he'd punched him".

Acting Sergeant Blair Casey, who spoke with Gaber at the Southport Police Station, recalled Gaber later threatened to kill Minns and his family.

Sgt Casey told Gaber the use of force was appropriate.

The team returned the following month and Gaber alleges he was punched during that raid.

RAP squad Constable Sean Swain said in the days leading up to the second search, Minns expressed a desire to "square up" with Gaber because he was dissatisfied no action was taken over the threats.

"He said words to the effect that if he got the opportunity - basically if their paths crossed again - that he was going to bash him," he said.

"People say things in the heat of the moment and I didn't take him seriously."

Gaber gave evidence on Wednesday, claiming he was naked and on the toilet when his home was raided.

He rejected a suggestion from defence counsel Stephen Zillman that Minns merely struck him with an open hand.

"The point is, he punched," he said.

"He had no right to touch me."

The hearings, before Magistrate Neil Nunan, will continue on Friday.