A police officer has appeared before a Chaguanas magistrate charged with refusing to submit a specimen of breath for testing. Constable Anand Amarsingh appeared before Magistrate Avason Quinlan in the Chaguanas Magistrates' Court on Monday. Amarsingh, 39, of Las Lomas, was arrested last Friday, mere metres from the Caroni Police Post where he has been assigned. The officer, with 18 years service, was charged with failing to provide a specimen of breath for breathalyser testing on April 8. Amarsingh pleaded not guilty. The matter was adjourned to May 11.