After indictment of Oak Lawn cop, civil rights group presses for charges against two other cops in beating of 17-year-old suspect

Hadi Abuatelah stands between his attorney Zaid Abdahllah (left) and Bishop Tavis Grant of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition on Wednesday at the Council On American-Islamic Relations in the Loop to discuss charges filed against an Oak Lawn police officer who was recorded repeatedly punching Abuatelah in the head during a July 27 arrest in the southwest suburb. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Civil rights groups on Wednesday praised the indictment of an Oak Lawn police officer in the beating of a 17-year-old suspect last summer, but said it was only the “first step” toward justice.

The groups — including the Council on American-Islamic Relations which has filed a civil rights lawsuit against the southwest suburb — said they will not rest until two other officers involved in the arrest also face charges.