The NATO mission in Libya is scheduled to formally end today following a U.N. Security Council vote last week. The end to NATO’s operations will also mean the lifting of the no-fly zone and naval blockade adopted in March to weaken the regime of then-leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi. The International Criminal Court meanwhile says it is now in contact with Gaddafi’s fugitive son Saif al-Islam, who’s been indicted for crimes against humanity during the Libyan uprising. ICC prosecutor Luis Moreno Ocampo said al-Islam, through intermediaries, has professed his innocence.

Luis Moreno Ocampo: “He said he’s innocent and he will prove to the judge he’s innocent. And then he’s more concerned about what will happen after, if he’s considered innocent by the court. So we explained to him the legal system. The judge will decide what the consequence after, but we believe we have strong evidence. For us, it’s also important to avoid that there is—we have some information there is a mercenary group trying to help him to move to a different country. And so, we are trying also to prevent this activity, so we are also working with some states to see if we can disrupt this attempt.”