Andrew Chan's funeral held in Sydney

Funeral service for Australian convict Andrew Chan, who was executed in Indonesia last week, was held here on Friday.

Chan, 31, along with Myuran Sukumaran, 33, was executed at Besi prison in Nusa Kambangan Island on April 28. They were arrested in 2005, for trying to smuggle 8.2 kg of heroin worth 40 billion rupiah (about $3.1 million) into Indonesia.

Over 1,500 people attended the funeral service in Sydney's Hillsong church in Baulkham Hills, ABC reported.

Febyanti Herewila, who Chan married two days before his execution, received a standing ovation after speaking at the service. She recited a letter that she wrote to Chan on the day of his execution.

She praised Chan for his strength throughout the ordeal, saying "no-one could ever face death like him".

"Andrew refused to cover his eyes and he even wore his glasses that night," she said.

"He hates wearing his glasses, (but) that night he chose to wear them because he wanted to look them in the eyes."

After the service, there was a private cremation.

--Indo-Asian News Service

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