The former lead detective in the Oscar Pistorius investigation told "blatant lies" to incriminate the Paralympic champion, a court has heard.
The athlete's lawyer Barry Roux made the claim against Hilton Botha as he gave the defence's closing arguments in the murder trial.
He was responding to prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who earlier told the court Pistorius intended to kill when he shot his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.
Mr Botha resigned from the investigation after it emerged he was facing charges of manslaughter in another case.
He was also criticised for giving contradictory evidence at Pistorius' bail hearing.
Mr Roux noted that evidence at the scene had been moved around by investigators, calling it "unintentional tempering", rather than a conspiracy.
Pistorius is accused of murdering Ms Steenkamp at his home in Pretoria on Valentine's Day last year.
He shot her four times through a locked toilet door where she was taking refuge after a heated argument.
The double-amputee athlete claims he killed her by accident after mistaking her for an intruder hiding behind the door.
If found guilty of premeditated murder, he could face life in prison.
A potential lesser charge of culpable homicide could carry a sentence of 15 years.
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