Three of the defendants in the trail requested a new term for the trial citing the need to hire defense attorneys.
Ridzi refused to talk to the press upon leaving the courtroom.
Ridzi and 11 others, including former ministry advisers and managers, were indicted early May for allegedly defrauding the ministry’s budget of over RON2.7 million. She served as Youth and Sports minister between December 2008 and July 2009.