The United State government has succeeded in temporarily blocking the accused mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks from pleading guilty amid a dispute over the terms of a pre-trial agreement.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants reached deals last summer to plead guilty to all charges in exchange for not facing a death penalty trial.
In a filing with a federal appeals court, the government argued that American people will be harmed if the plea is accepted.
A three-judge panel said that they need more time to consider the case and put the proceedings on hold.