Pubdate: Tue, 10 May 2005 Source: Province, The (CN BC) Copyright: 2005 The Province Contact: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/theprovince/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/476 Author: John Bermingham DEALER TELLS COURT HE WAS PUNCHED A drug dealer who was beaten up by police in Stanley Park says he was punched and kicked and told to stay away from Granville Street. "I had my ear twisted and twisted and twisted," said Jason Desjardins. Desjardins said the officer told him: "You are not going to show your face around Granville, ever again." Six officers have pleaded guilty to assaulting Desjardins and two other men on Jan. 14, 2003. Police Chief Jamie Graham has recommended that two constables, Duncan Gemmell and Gabriel Kojima, be fired. The Police Complaints Commission hearing is to determine whether they keep their jobs. Desjardins, 29, who has 36 convictions, mostly for theft and drug offences, is in custody on a charge of mischief. During testimony, he said he was in the 1100-block Granville and had just smoked a joint when police swooped. He said an officer punched him in the head, threw him to the ground and seized his drugs. - --- MAP posted-by: SHeath(DPFFLorida)