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group of people calling themselves Indonesian Citizens in Solidarity are planning to hold a vigil at the Mbah Priok memorial site in North Jakarta on Saturday night.

Nong Darol Mahmada, one of the initiators, said the vigil would be called “Malam 1,000 Cahaya” (Night of 1,000 Lights) as an act of support for non-active Jakarta governor Basuki “Ahok” Tjahaja Purnama, who was recently sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of blasphemy.

Nong said the sentence was a miscarriage of justice and through the vigil they would express their hopes that Ahok could get justice. “Ahok’s struggle is like a symbol of pluralism that was torn apart,” she said as quoted by kompas.com.

She said the group decided to hold the event at the memorial site because it represented an aspect of Islam that applied a rahmatan lil’ alamin (blessing for the universe), adding that the vigil would be held just outside the memorial area.