A federal appeals court has temporarily halted a guilty plea hearing for Khalid Shaikh Mohammed while it assesses the validity of his plea deal with military prosecutors.
The order from the U.S. Court of Appeals came just before a hearing where a military judge was set to question Mohammed about a settlement reached this summer.
Relatives of nearly 3,000 victims of the Sept. 11 attacks expressed anguish over the stalled proceedings, torn between wanting a full trial and accepting the plea deal.
The challenges regarding the plea settlement have led to emotional responses from relatives who visited Guantanamo Bay, highlighting their varied hopes for justice.
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