PKR plans to hold a solidarity gathering as a show of support for jailed party de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim outside the Palace of Justice in Putrajaya, next Wednesday.

The party is inviting members of the public to join them on Oct 12, to show support for the jailed politician.

The gathering is in conjunction with the judicial review application Anwar filed against his Sodomy II conviction, which was upheld by the Federal Court in February last year.

PKR vice-president Tian Chua said besides showing support for Anwar, the gathering will also send a message that the people want change.

"It's not only about Anwar, it's about defending a system, demanding change in the system.

"If we want to see change, the people rising can show our stand, and our demands for reform," Tian Chua said today.

Anwar is currently serving a five-year jail sentence after he was convicted of sodomising his former aide Saiful Bukhari Azlan.

He has maintained his innocence, saying that the Sodomy II charge was politically motivated.

In 2000, Anwar was also convicted of sodomising his former speechwriter, Munawar Anees, and adoptive brother Sukma Darmawan Sasmita Atmadja, in 1998. The earlier conviction was overturned by the Federal Court in 2004.

The judicial review will be the last legal avenue for Anwar to get his Sodomy II conviction overturned.

Speaking during a press conference at the PKR headquarters in Petaling Jaya, Tian Chua, the Batu MP, said the gathering would be a peaceful one.

"We are just going to turn up to show support, not to create trouble," he said, adding that they will inform the police about the rally.

He said state PKR leaders have been instructed to mobilise their members for the gathering, with the main bulk expected to come from Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.

Tian Chua said he also hoped that comrades from Pakatan Harapan would also join in the show of support.