World / hikers Hikers' Path to Freedom Hits Snag Vacationing judge means they'll wait until at least Tuesday By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff Posted Sep 18, 2011 8:22 AM CDT Copied In this Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 file photo, US hikers Shane Bauer, left, and Josh Fattal, attend their trail in Iran. ((AP Photo/Press TV, File)) After more than two years in an Iranian prison, Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer's imminent bid for freedom has been put on hold—by, of all things, a vacationing judge, reports the AP. Attorney Masoud Shafiei says the $1 million bail deal that would free the American hikers is on hold because a second judge's signature is needed for the paperwork, and he's out of town. "I have no choice but to wait until Tuesday," Shafiei says. story continues belowAverage IQ is 100. What's Yours? Answer 20 multiple choice questions to find out.Avg IQ is 100. Find our your score in less than 10 minutes! Taken by over 1M users so far. 76,162 users tested today.Free IQ TestClick HereUndoMaximalist MagicExuberant prints captivate in new textures and silhouettes made to turn heads.Johnny WasShop NowUndoCEO says this is worth 24 NvidiasWill This Make the World's First Trillionaire?Motley FoolUndo In another potentially bad sign for the pair, a top Iranian official today was quoted as saying their "crime was not limited to illegal trespassing," and that "we do not award the spies." The mixed signals are typical of the political pinball between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who earlier this week vowed to free the pair, and the country's judiciary. (More hikers stories.) Report an error