present, saima? >> reporter: yes, astounding really if you think about it. men's lives being held in the balance, zain. and yet the attorney general's office representatives don't come to court today. in fact we're not sure why exactly, zain. but we do know that they -- there was a letter that was -- that should have been signed by the president, which hadn't been signed. so then to represent him in court, so that scuffled proceedings. today, everyone was poised hoping for some kind of finality. a bittersweet wait now, of course before they hear whether or not the two will be saved from execution or death by firing squad. zain john? >> yeah, and we're also hearing that the foreign minister in australia is appealing, she's