Bingo. It's not like this is an emergency situation; this is not a crisis that demands disobedience to the law (i.e., some out of control legislature passes a law that demands that all left-handed people be arrested, and if convicted, shot the next dawn.)
Common sense dictates that even if they truly believe that the law is wrong, they should adhere to due process, rather than act on their own.
But personally, I don't think it's even a question of them "believing that the law is wrong" -- or right. They simply see an opportunity to grasp power, unopposed, and they're doing it. This is maoism, not a republic.