Brandenburg Interior Minister Michael Stübgen has expressed concern about a new party in Germany which has been accused of being connected to Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The Democratic Alliance for Diversity and Awakening (DAVA), which was founded this month, plans to run in the European elections in June. The party has been accused of being an offshoot of the AKP, an accusation which it rejects. “The same laws apply as for any other party,” Stübgen, who is also the chairman of Germany’s Conference of Interior Ministers, told the newspapers of the Funke media group. St…