Islamic preacher Thorne's sentence reduced

Self-proclaimed sheik Junaid Thorne has had his sentence for flying under a false name reduced from a minimum of six months to four.

The jail sentence of a controversial Islamic preacher, who flew under a fake name, has been reduced to a minimum of four months.

Junaid Thorne, 26, who was on bail during an appeal of a six-month minimum sentence, hugged a crying female supporter before being taken into custody at Sydney's District Court on Thursday afternoon.

One of his co-offenders, Mostafa Shiddiquzzaman, appealed his five-month sentence and was referred for an intensive corrections order, under which a sentence is served in the community under supervision.

Thorne, Shiddiquzzaman and Omer Issak boarded a Perth to Sydney via Brisbane flight with tickets booked last December under false names.

The 26-year-old preacher has sparked controversy in the past by expressing his support for the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris and slain teen terror suspect Numan Haider.