A military judge pushed back a hearing for the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks days after the judge reinstated a plea deal with the U.S. government.

The judge, Col. Matthew McCall, told the defense and prosecution to agree on a week or more span in December or early January for plea hearings in the case against alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and alleged terrorist co-defendants Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al Hawsawi, according to the New York Times.

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