The International Criminal Court could soon drop its demand that Saif al-Islam Gaddafi be transferred to the Hague for trial, officials have told the BBC.
They say the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi could be tried inside Libya but under ICC supervision.
The argument over who should try him has been going on ever since his capture in November last year.
The ICC has indicted him for crimes against humanity, but Libya insists he be tried on its soil.
The Libyan justice ministry says a deal is being finalised under which Mr Gaddafi would be tried in Libya but with security and legal supervision provided by the international court.
The BBC's Jon Donnison, in the Libyan capital Tripoli, has been told by a Western official with good knowledge of the case that a deal is close to being agreed.
But the official warned it could be months before any trial might begin.
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